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Where does “frustra” come from?

frustra (Latin) comes from Latin fraus, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

frustra (Latin): in deception, in error; without effect, to no...

Definitions

  1. in deception, in error; without effect, to no...

Ancestry of “frustra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinfrausA cheating, deceit, guile, fraud; A delusion,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewgʰ-to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “frustra”

  • frustration
  • frustrating
  • frustrate
  • frustratingly
  • frustrative
  • frustrational
  • frustrateth
  • frustrater
  • frustratee
  • frustrately
  • frustratest
  • frustro
  • frustratio
  • frustrans
  • frustraturus
  • frustrandus
  • frustratus
  • frustrare
  • frustrationem
  • frustrar
  • frustra
  • frustraneo
  • frustraneità
  • frustrato
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