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Where does “frīvolus” come from?

frīvolus (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰreyH- — to cut.

Ancestry of “frīvolus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰreyH-to cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreyH- →