Where does “friture” come from?
friture (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin frictura, from Latin frīctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
Ancestry of “friture”, step by step
friture traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vulgar Latin frictura
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | frictura | nominative feminine singular of frīctūrus;... |
| 2 | Latin | frīctus | roasted, fried |
| 3 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Latin frīctūra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | frīctūra | frying, the act of frying |