Where does “fra” come from?
Fra comes from Italian frate, from Latin frater meaning "brother," from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr with the same sense.
fra (English): brother; a title of a monk or friar; Archaic form...
Definitions
- brother; a title of a monk or friar; Archaic form...
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 |