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
- a title for a Roman Catholic monk or friar;...
Ancestry of “Fra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | frate | monk, friar; brother |
| 2 | Latin | frāter | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | frātēr | brother |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰréh₂tēr | brother |