Where does “frazeologie” come from?
frazeologie (Romanian) comes from French phraséologie, from French phrase, from Latin phrasis, from Ancient Greek φράσις, from Ancient Greek φράζω, from Ancient Greek φράσσω — to fence in, hedge around, secure, fortify; to...
frazeologie (Romanian): phraseology
Definitions
- phraseology
Ancestry of “frazeologie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | phraséologie | phraseology |
| 2 | French | phrase | sentence |
| 3 | Latin | phrasis | diction |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φράσις | speech; way of speaking, expression; expression,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φράζω | to make known, point out, intimate, show; to... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φράσσω | to fence in, hedge around, secure, fortify; to... |