Where does “frecălău” come from?

frecălău (Romanian) comes from Romanian freca, from Latin fricō, from Latin frio, from Proto-Italic *friāō.

frecălău (Romanian): rolling pin

Definitions

  1. rolling pin

Ancestry of “frecălău”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianfrecato rub
2Latinfricōto rub
3LatinfrioI crumble, rub, or break into pieces
4Proto-Italic*friāō—
Every word from Proto-Italic *friāō →Every word from Latin frio →Every word from Latin fricō →