Where does “Fra” come from?

Fra comes from Italian frate, from Latin frater meaning "brother," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr with the same sense.

Fra (English): a title for a Roman Catholic monk or friar;...

Definitions

  1. a title for a Roman Catholic monk or friar;...

Ancestry of “Fra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfratemonk, friar; brother
2Latinfrāterbrother
3Proto-Italicfrātērbrother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tērEvery word from Proto-Italic frātērEvery word from Latin frāter
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