Etymograph

English

fricativeness

From fricative + -ness.

Formed from fricative + -ness

Proto-Indo-European *bʰreyH- ‘to cut’

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Proto-Italic *frios

Latin friō ‘to crumble, rub, or break into pieces’

Latin fricō ‘to rub’

New Latin fricatīvus

English fricative

Today it means

noun The state or condition of being fricative.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / fricativeness