Where does “septifragal” come from?

septifragal (English) comes from Latin frangere, from Latin frangō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

septifragal (English): Breaking from the partitions; said of a method of...

Definitions

  1. Breaking from the partitions; said of a method of...

Ancestry of “septifragal”, step by step

septifragal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin frangere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfrangeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
2Latinfrangōto break, shatter
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

via English septum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishseptumA wall separating two cavities; a partition; A...
2Latinsēptum—

Words derived from “septifragal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Latin frangō →Every word from Latin frangere →