Where does “effricans” come from?
effricans (Latin) comes from Latin effrico, from Latin fricō, from Latin frio, from Proto-Italic *friāō.
Ancestry of “effricans”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | effrico | I rub off out; I scrub clean |
| 2 | Latin | fricō | — |
| 3 | Latin | frio | I crumble, rub, or break into pieces |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *friāō | — |