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Where does “frontierless” come from?

frontierless (English) comes from English frontier, from Middle English frounter, from Old French fronter, from Old French front, from Latin frōns, from Proto-Indo-European bʰron-t-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰren- — project; to project; to stand out; to project;...

frontierless (English): Without frontiers

Definitions

  1. Without frontiers

Ancestry of “frontierless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfrontierThe part of a country which borders or faces...
2Middle EnglishfrounterA frontier or borderland; A fort located upon the...
3Old Frenchfronter—
4Old Frenchfrontforehead; front
5Latinfrōns—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰron-t-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰren-project; to project; to stand out; to project;...
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