English
frit
Frit may come from French fritte.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentfritteuncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1831frit
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentfritteuncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1831frit
Earliest quotation: 1831, Benjamin Silliman: “equal parts of the calcined and roasted ore, of…”
Linked words
through Latin frīgō ‘to roast, fry’
Today it means
noun A pre-fused ceramic mixture used to make glass and glazes.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French fritte / frit