Etymology of the French word fricassée
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)
Date
The earliest known usage of fricassée in French dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in French
fricandeauDerivations in other languages
English
fricassee, Spanish
fricaseaCognates
Dutch
fricassee, English
fricassee, German
Frikassee, Norwegian
frikassé, Swedish
frikasséUsage
Word found in Old French
