Etymology

frication

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Today it means: friction Full definition →

Old French frication ← Latin fricātiō ← Proto-Italic *frios
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰreyH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰriH-o-s
  3. Proto-Italic*frios
  4. Latinfriō
  5. Latinfricō
  6. Latinfricātiō
  7. Old Frenchfrication
  8. English todayfrication

Derived from Old French frication.

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