Where does “fretum” come from?

fretum (English) comes from Latin fretum, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

fretum (English): strait; channel

Definitions

  1. strait; channel

Ancestry of “fretum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfretumstrait, sound, estuary, channel; the seas;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “fretum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Latin fretum →