Reconstruction:Latin/frustio

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

From frustum (“bit, morsel”) +‎ -iō (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

(Proto-Italo-Western Romance) IPA^(key): /ˈfrossʲo/

Verb

*frustiō (present infinitive *frustiāre, perfect active *frustiāvī, supine *frustiātum); first conjugation

break into pieces

Descendants

Italo-Romance:
- Italian: frusciare
  ⇒ sfruscià (Arcevia)
- Neapolitan: fruscià (Cerignola)
North Italian:
- Piedmontese: frucè
- Romansch: furschar; ⇒ sfruschia
Gallo-Romance:
- Old French: froissier (see there for further descendants)
Occitano-Romance:
- Gascon: frossar
- Occitan: freussar (Limousin)

References

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “*frustiare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 3: D–F, page 831

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