Where does “fracturing” come from?
Fracturing comes from Old French fracture, from Latin fractura, the noun form of frangere meaning "to break," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰreg-.
fracturing (English): present participle of fracture; The act by which...
Definitions
- present participle of fracture; The act by which...
Ancestry of “fracturing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | fracture | An instance of breaking, a place where something... |
| 2 | Middle English | fracture | — |
Words derived from “fracturing”