Where does “frizon” come from?

frizon (Romanian) comes from French frison, from French Frise, from Middle French frise, from Italian fris, from Medieval Latin frisum, from Latin frigium, from Arabic إِفْرِيز, from Classical Syriac ܦܪܝܙܘܡܐ — to push, to stick.

frizon (Romanian): silk fibre from the outer part of the cocoon

Definitions

  1. silk fibre from the outer part of the cocoon

Ancestry of “frizon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfrisona lock of hair; Frisian, from or pertaining to...
2FrenchFrise
3Middle Frenchfrise
4Italianfris
5Medieval Latinfrisum
6Latinfrigium
7Arabicإِفْرِيزking beam, cornice
8Classical Syriacܦܪܝܙܘܡܐ
9Ancient GreekπερίζωμαA loincloth worn around the waist
10Ancient Greekπερῐ-around; very; round about
11New Latinheliumhelium
12Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
13Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
14Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
15Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-