Where does “frică” come from?

frică (Romanian) comes from Ancient Greek φρίκη, from Ancient Greek φρίξ — ruffling; bristling; shivering.

frică (Romanian): fear

Definitions

  1. fear

Ancestry of “frică”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφρίκηshuddering, shivering; shivering fear; ruffling
2Ancient Greekφρίξruffling; bristling; shivering

Words derived from “frică”

Every word from Ancient Greek φρίξ →Every word from Ancient Greek φρίκη →