Where does “fraxin” come from?
fraxin (English) comes from Translingual Fraxinus, from Latin fraxinus, from Proto-Italic fraksinos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥Hǵ-s-inos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos — birch.
fraxin (English): A colourless crystalline substance, regarded as a...
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- A colourless crystalline substance, regarded as a...
Ancestry of “fraxin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Fraxinus | genus |
| 2 | Latin | fraxinus | an ash tree; an ashen spear or javelin; of ash... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | fraksinos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰr̥Hǵ-s-inos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerHǵos | birch |