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Where does “fricare” come from?
fricare (Latin) comes from Latin frio, from Proto-Italic *friāō.
Ancestry of “fricare”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
frio
I crumble, rub, or break into pieces
2
Proto-Italic
*friāō
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Words derived from “fricare”
fray
frayed
defray
dentifrice
defrayal
defrayment
unfrayed
defrayable
defrayer
affrettando
affret
dentifricium
fricatus
froiier
fraier
frictiō
frictare
frictiare
*exfricāre
desfrayer
friction
dentifrice
frettare
fretta
Every word from Proto-Italic *friāō →