noun · neuter
frit
frit n (indeclinable)
Meaning
- indeclinableneuterawn
frit (n. indecl.) vocatur illud summa in spica jam matura, quod est minus quam granum, Varr. R. R. 1, 48, 3.
Origins
Uncertain; proposed derivations include: * From a root common to Ancient Greek θρίξ (thríx, “hair”). * From Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewd-. Cognates include Latin frutex (“shrub”), Old English brēotan (“to break”), Old Irish broth (“awn”) and maybe Lithuanian brùzgas (“bush, shrub”).