LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation, no perfect or supine stems

frappō

*frappō (present infinitive *frappāre)

Meaning

  1. Proto Italo Western Romancereconstructionhit, strike, bash

Origins

Borrowed from Frankish *hrapōn, *hrappōn (“to jerk, snatch”).

Descendants
  • Frenchfrapperfrom Old French fraper
  • Englishfrapfrom Old French fraper
  • Italianfrappare
  • Italianaffrapparefrom Italian frappare
  • Englishaffrapfrom Italian frappare
  • Catalanfrapparfrom Old Occitan frappar
  • Occitanfraparfrom Old Occitan frappar

Quick answers

What does frappō mean in Latin?
frappō, a verb, means “hit, strike, bash”.
What are the principal parts of frappō?
frappō, *frappāre (first conjugation, no perfect or supine stems).