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Where does “frigium” come from?

frigium (Latin) comes from Arabic إِفْرِيز, from Classical Syriac ܦܪܝܙܘܡܐ, from Ancient Greek περίζωμα, from Ancient Greek περῐ-, from New Latin helium, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω — to push, to hit.

Ancestry of “frigium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicإِفْرِيزking beam, cornice
2Classical Syriacܦܪܝܙܘܡܐ—
3Ancient GreekπερίζωμαA loincloth worn around the waist
4Ancient Greekπερῐ-around; very; round about
5New Latinheliumhelium
6Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
7Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
8Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
10Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “frigium”

  • fris
  • fris
  • frisum
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