Where does “priter” come from?
priter (Tagalog) comes from English fritter, from Middle English fryture, from Middle French friture, from Old French friture, from Vulgar Latin frictura, from Latin frīctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
priter (Tagalog): fritter
Definitions
- fritter
Ancestry of “priter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fritter | A dish made by deep-frying food coated in batter;... |
| 2 | Middle English | fryture | fritter deep fried batter dish |
| 3 | Middle French | friture | — |
| 4 | Old French | friture | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | frictura | nominative feminine singular of frīctūrus;... |
| 6 | Latin | frīctus | roasted, fried |
| 7 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |