frivolus etymology

Latin word frivolus comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrey-

Detailed word origin of frivolus

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*bʰrey- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
frivolus Latin (lat) Silly, empty, trifling, frivolous, worthless.

Words with the same origin as frivolus

Descendants of *bʰrey-
frivola