Where does “frust” come from?

frust (Romanian) comes from French fruste, from Italian frusto, from Latin frustum, from Proto-Italic frustom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrus-tós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- — to break.

frust (Romanian): worn

Definitions

  1. worn

Ancestry of “frust”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfrusterough, uncouth, coarse
2Italianfrustopast participle of frustare; threadbare, worn...
3Latinfrustuma piece, bit; crumb, morsel, scrap of food
4Proto-Italicfrustom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrus-tós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrus-tós →Every word from Proto-Italic frustom →