noun · neuter
frondia
frondia n pl
Meaning
- Late Latinneuterpluralfoliage
Origins
Collective noun based on the neuter plural of frondeus (“leafy”), likely inspired by folia (originally "leaves", but often found as a collective meaning "foliage" in Late Latin). Attested in the Vetus Itala and also a late gloss.
Insular Romance
- Sardinianfrunza
- Sardinianfròngia
Balkano-Romance
- Romanianfrunză
- Aromanianfrãndzã
- Aromanianfrundzã
- Aromanianfrãnzã
- Aromanianfrunzã
- Istro-Romanianfrunzĕ
- Megleno-Romanianfrunză
- Megleno-Romanianfrund̦ă
Italo-Romance
- Italianfronza
Ibero-Romance
- Portuguesefrançasfrom Old Galician-Portuguese fronça
- Leonesefroncia
- Galicianfronzafrom Old Galician-Portuguese fronça
Gallo-Romance
- Lorrainfrogne