LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verb

frustiāre

*frustiāre

Meaning

  1. Proto Italo Western Romancereconstructionbreak into pieces

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰrews-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰrustós
  3. Proto-Italic*frustom
  4. Latinfrustiāre

Proto-Indo-European *-yetider. Latin -iāre Latin *frustiāre From frustum (“bit, morsel”) + -iāre (verb-forming suffix).

Italo-Romance
  • Italianfrusciare
  • Italiansfrusciare
  • Italiansfruscià
  • Neapolitanfruscià
  • Sicilianfrusciari
Gallo-Romance
  • Occitanfreussar
  • Gasconfrossarfrom Occitan freussar
  • Old Frenchfroissier
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Romanshfurschar
  • Romanshsfruschia
Gallo-Italic
  • Piedmontesefrucè

Quick answers

What does frustiāre mean in Latin?
frustiāre, a verb, means “break into pieces”.
Where does frustiāre come from?
Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- → Proto-Indo-European *bʰrustós → Proto-Italic *frustom → Latin frustiāre.