Where does “frecuș” come from?
frecuș (Romanian) comes from Romanian -uș, from Latin -olus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
frecuș (Romanian): rubdown
Definitions
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Ancestry of “frecuș”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | -uș | diminutive suffix |
| 2 | Latin | -olus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming diminutives";... |
| 3 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |