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
- Breaking from the partitions; said of a method of...
Ancestry of “septifragal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | frangere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 2 | Latin | frangō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |
Words derived from “septifragal”