Where does “fred” come from?
fred (Romansch) comes from Latin frigidus, from Latin frigeo, from Latin -eo, from Proto-Italic -ēō, from Proto-Italic -ējō, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
fred (Romansch): cold
Definitions
- cold
Ancestry of “fred”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | frigidus | cold, cool, chilling; indifferent, feeble; dull,... |
| 2 | Latin | frigeo | I am cold or chilly; freeze; I am inactive,... |
| 3 | Latin | -eo | Forms stative verbs from adjectives; dative... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ēō | Forms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ējō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁yeti | Thematicization of the athematic stative verbal... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |