Where does “freta” come from?
freta (English) comes from English fretum, from Latin fretum, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.
freta (English): plural of fretum
Ancestry of “freta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | fretum | strait; channel |
| 2 | Latin | fretum | strait, sound, estuary, channel; the seas;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |