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Where does “frontlessly” come from?

frontlessly (English) comes from English frontless, from English front, from Middle English front, 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;...

frontlessly (English): shamelessly; impudently

Definitions

  1. shamelessly; impudently

Ancestry of “frontlessly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfrontlessLacking a front; shameless, impudent
2EnglishfrontThe foremost side of something or the end that...
3Middle EnglishfrontAlternative form of frount
4Old Frenchfrontforehead; front
5Latinfrōns—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰron-t-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰren-project; to project; to stand out; to project;...
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