Where does “frontlet” come from?
frontlet (English) comes from Old French frontelet, from Old French frontel, from Medieval Latin frontalis, from Latin frōns, from Proto-Indo-European bʰron-t-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰren- — project; to project; to stand out; to project;...
frontlet (English): The forehead; The forehead of an animal,...
Definitions
- The forehead; The forehead of an animal,...
Ancestry of “frontlet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | frontelet | — |
| 2 | Old French | frontel | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | frontalis | frontal; genitive singular of frontālia |
| 4 | Latin | frōns | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰron-t- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰren- | project; to project; to stand out; to project;... |