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Where does “froidir” come from?

froidir (Old French) comes from Old French froit, from Old French freit, from Latin frīgidus, from Latin frīgeō, from Latin -eō, from Proto-Italic -ēō, from Proto-Italic -ējō, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

froidir (Old French): to chill; to cool

Definitions

  1. to chill; to cool

Ancestry of “froidir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfroitcold
2Old Frenchfreitpast participle of freindre; Alternative form of...
3Latinfrīgidus—
4Latinfrīgeō—
5Latin-eō—
6Proto-Italic-ēōForms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;...
7Proto-Italic-ējō—
8Proto-Indo-European-éh₁yetiThematicization of the athematic stative verbal...
9Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “froidir”

  • fraidgi
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