Etymology of the English word fricassee
the English word
fricasseederived from the Old French word
fricasséederived from the Old French word
fricasserderived from the Old French word
casserderived from the Vulgar Latin word
quassare (shake repeatedly; wave, flourish)
derived from the Latin word
quatere (shake)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kwet-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kwēt-derived from the Old French word
frirederived from the Classical Latin word
frigere (be cold; lack vigor; get cold reception; roast, parch; fry)
derived from the Old French word
fricasseederived from the Old French word
fricasserderived from the Old French word
casserderived from the Vulgar Latin word
quassare (shake repeatedly; wave, flourish)
derived from the Latin word
quatere (shake)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kwet-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kwēt-derived from the Old French word
frirederived from the Classical Latin word
frigere (be cold; lack vigor; get cold reception; roast, parch; fry)
Date
The earliest known usage of fricassee in English dates from the 16th century.
Cognates
Dutch
fricassee, French
fricassée, German
Frikassee, Norwegian
frikassé, Swedish
frikasséUsage
Word found in Modern English
