Where does “frontier” come from?
Frontier comes from Middle English frounter, from Old French fronter, from Latin frons meaning forehead or front, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰren-.
frontier (English): The part of a country which borders or faces...
Definitions
- The part of a country which borders or faces...
Ancestry of “frontier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | frounter | A frontier or borderland; A fort located upon the... |
| 2 | Old French | fronter | — |
| 3 | Old French | front | forehead; front |
| 4 | Latin | frōns | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰron-t- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰren- | project; to project; to stand out; to project;... |
Words derived from “frontier”