Where does “frate” come from?

frate (English) comes from Italian frate, from Latin frāter, from Proto-Italic frātēr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

frate (English): A friar

Definitions

  1. A friar

Ancestry of “frate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfratemonk, friar; brother
2Latinfrāterbrother
3Proto-Italicfrātērbrother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Italic frātēr →Every word from Latin frāter →