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

frontal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan front

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanfrontfront; forehead
2Latinfrōnsa leafy branch; foliage; greenery
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰron-t-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰren-project; to project; to stand out; to project;...

via Medieval Latin frontalis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinfrontalisfrontal; genitive singular of frontālia
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰren-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰron-t-Every word from Latin frōns