Etymology of the English word frigate
the English word
frigatederived from the French word
frégatederived from the Italian word
fregataderived from the Italian word
fregarederived from the Late Latin word
fricare (rub, chafe)
derived from the French word
fregatederived from the Italian word
fregataderived from the Italian word
fregarederived from the Late Latin word
fricare (rub, chafe)
derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*furkhtazDate
The earliest known usage of frigate in English dates from the 16th century.
Cognates
Danish
fregat, Dutch
fregat, French
frégate, German
Fregatte, Italian
fregata, Norwegian
fregatt, Portuguese
fragata, Swedish
fregattUsage
Word found in Modern English
