Etymology

frivol

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Today it means: To behave frivolously. Full definition →

French frivole ← Latin frīvolus
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  1. Latin · derived fromfrīvolus“trifling, worthless”
  2. French · borrowed fromfrivole
  3. English todayfrivol

From French frivole, from Latin frīvolus (“trifling, worthless”).

Words from the same roots

Latinfrīvolus all →

frivolous

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.