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Where does “nonfrontier” come from?

nonfrontier (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;...

nonfrontier (English): Not being or belonging to a frontier

Definitions

  1. Not being or belonging to a frontier

Ancestry of “nonfrontier”, 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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