Latin
frīgō
‘to roast, fry’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin frīgō.
5 English words in this record descend from Latin frīgō, most familiar first.
- fry ← fryen ← frire
- fritter ← fryture ← friture ← friture ← *frīctūra
- frittata ← fritto ← frīctus
- frit ← fritte ← fritto ← frīctus
- fricot ← fricasser ← *frīgicāre
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Etymograph / Latin frīgō