Where does “frikativ” come from?

frikativ (Maltese) comes from Italian fricativo, from English fricative, from New Latin fricativus, from Latin fricō, from Latin frio, from Proto-Italic *friāō.

frikativ (Maltese): fricative

Definitions

fricative

Ancestry of “frikativ”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	fricativo	fricative
2	English	fricative	Any of several sounds produced by air flowing...
3	New Latin	fricativus	—
4	Latin	fricō	to rub
5	Latin	frio	I crumble, rub, or break into pieces
6	Proto-Italic	*friāō	—

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