LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · feminine

frīctūra

*frīctūra f

Meaning

  1. Proto Romancereconstructionfrying, the act of frying

frictūra, ae, f. id.,
I. a rubbing, in mal. part., App. M. Fragm. p. 717 Oud.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰerǵ-der.?
  2. Latinfrīctūra

Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin *frīctūra From frīgō (“fry”) + -tūra (abstract noun-forming suffix).

Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchfriturefrom Old French friture
  • Englishfritterfrom Old French friture
  • Englishflitterfrom Old French friture
  • Lorrainfritîrefrom Old French friture
  • Dutchfrituurfrom Old French friture
  • Picardfriturefrom Old French friture
  • Walloonfriteurefrom Old French friture
Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanfritura
  • Occitanfrichurafrom Old Occitan frichura
  • Occitanfriturafrom Old Occitan frichura
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesefritura
  • Spanishfritura
  • Aragonesefrichura
  • Galicianfritura
Balkano-Romance
  • Romanianfriptură
  • Aromanianfripturã
  • Istro-Romanianfripturĕ
  • Megleno-Romanianfriptură
Italo-Romance
  • Italianfrittura
  • Sicilianfrittura
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friulianfriture
Gallo-Italic
  • Ligurianfrïtûa
Borrowings
  • Interlinguafritura

In English words that came into English from frīctūra

  • fritter*frīctūra

Quick answers

What does frīctūra mean in Latin?
frīctūra, a noun, means “frying, the act of frying”.
Where does frīctūra come from?
Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵ-der.? → Latin frīctūra.