Where does “fripturism” come from?

fripturism (Romanian) comes from Romanian friptură, from Vulgar Latin frictura, from Latin frīctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

fripturism (Romanian): profiteering

Definitions

  1. profiteering

Ancestry of “fripturism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianfripturăroast; steak
2Vulgar Latinfricturanominative feminine singular of frīctūrus;...
3Latinfrīctusroasted, fried
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Latin -tusEvery word from Latin frīctus
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