Where does “fra” come from?

fra (Catalan) comes from Catalan frare, from Latin frāter, from Proto-Italic frātēr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

fra (Catalan): brother

Definitions

  1. brother

Ancestry of “fra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanfrarebrother; friar, monk; bedwarmer
2Latinfrāterbrother
3Proto-Italicfrātērbrother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Italic frātēr →Every word from Latin frāter →