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Where does “frontal” come from?

frontal (Catalan) comes from Catalan front, from Latin frōns, from Proto-Indo-European bʰron-t-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰren- — project; to project; to stand out; to project;...

frontal (Catalan): frontal; frontal bone

Definitions

  1. frontal; frontal bone

Ancestry of “frontal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanfrontfront; forehead
2Latinfrōns—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰron-t-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰren-project; to project; to stand out; to project;...
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