English
affriction
Affriction comes from Latin affricō ‘to rub on’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *bʰreyH- ‘to cut’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰreyH-‘to cut’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰriH-o-sreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*friosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfriō‘to crumble, rub, or break into pieces’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfricō‘rub’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaffricōas affricare‘to rub on’
- Englishearliest quotation 1663affriction
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰreyH-‘to cut’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰriH-o-sreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*friosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfriō‘to crumble, rub, or break into pieces’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfricō‘rub’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaffricōas affricare‘to rub on’
- Englishearliest quotation 1663affriction
Earliest quotation: 1663, Robert Boyle: “I could upon a light affriction easily perceive the…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰreyH- ‘to cut’
fray, frivolous, frivolity, briny, 4 more
through Latin friō ‘to crumble, rub, or break into pieces’
through Latin fricō ‘rub’
Today it means
noun The act of rubbing against.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰreyH- / affriction