Where does “fracted” come from?

fracted (English) comes from English fract, from Latin fractus, from Latin frangere, from Latin frangō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

fracted (English): Having a part displaced, as if broken; said of an...

Definitions

  1. Having a part displaced, as if broken; said of an...

Ancestry of “fracted”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfractTo break; to violate
2Latinfractusbroken, shattered, having been broken;...
3Latinfrangeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4Latinfrangōto break, shatter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →
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