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Where does “fraternality” come from?

fraternality (English) comes from English fraternal, from Middle French fraternel, from Medieval Latin fraternalis, from Latin frāternus, from French -iser, from Old French -iser, from Latin -izo, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν — he, she.

fraternality (English): brotherliness

Definitions

  1. brotherliness

Ancestry of “fraternality”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfraternalOf or pertaining to a :brother or brothers; Of or...
2Middle Frenchfraternel—
3Medieval Latinfraternalisfraternal; Of or pertaining to a brother,...
4Latinfrāternus—
5French-iser-ise/-ize
6Old French-iser-ize
7Latin-izoUsed to form verbs from nouns and adjectives
8Ancient Greek-ίζεινpresent active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize
9Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
10Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
11Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
12Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
13Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
14Chichewaiyehe, she
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