Where does “frusto” come from?

frusto (Latin) comes from Latin frustum, from Proto-Italic frustom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrus-tós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- — to break.

frusto (Latin): dative singular of frūstum; ablative singular of...

Definitions

  1. dative singular of frūstum; ablative singular of...

Ancestry of “frusto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfrustuma piece, bit; crumb, morsel, scrap of food
2Proto-Italicfrustom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrus-tós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrus-tós →Every word from Proto-Italic frustom →