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Where does “fricativus” come from?
fricativus (New Latin) comes from Latin fricō, from Latin frio, from Proto-Italic *friāō.
Ancestry of “fricativus”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
fricō
to rub
2
Latin
frio
I crumble, rub, or break into pieces
3
Proto-Italic
*friāō
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Words derived from “fricativus”
fricative
nonfricative
fricativeness
frikatiivi
fricatiu
fricatively
prefricative
fricativo
fricativa
lateraalifrikatiivi
fricative
frikativ
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