Where does “frat” come from?
Frat comes from English fraternity, from Old French fraternité, from Latin fraternitas, derived from Latin frater meaning brother, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr.
frat (English): Shortened form of fraternity, college...
Definitions
- Shortened form of fraternity, college...
Ancestry of “frat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fraternity | The quality of being brothers or brotherly;... |
| 2 | Old French | fraternité | brotherhood; fraternity |
| 3 | Latin | frāternitās | brotherhood |
| 4 | Latin | frāternus | brotherly, fraternal |
| 5 | French | -iser | -ise/-ize |
| 6 | Old French | -iser | -ize |
| 7 | Latin | -izo | Used to form verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ίζειν | present active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 14 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |