Etymograph

English

frit

Frit may come from French fritte.

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentfritte1uncertain
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1831frit1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English frit
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1831, Benjamin Silliman: “equal parts of the calcined and roasted ore, of…”.

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentfritteWiktionary, English frituncertain
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1831fritWiktionary, English frit. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1831, Benjamin Silliman: “equal parts of the calcined and roasted ore, of…”

Linked words

through Latin frīgō ‘to roast, fry’

fry, 3 more

Today it means

noun A pre-fused ceramic mixture used to make glass and glazes.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “frit”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / French fritte / frit

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