Where does “duonfrato” come from?
duonfrato (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto duono, from Esperanto du, from French deux, from Middle French deux, from Old French deux.
duonfrato (Esperanto): half brother
Ancestry of “duonfrato”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | duono | half |
| 2 | Esperanto | du | two |
| 3 | French | deux | two; twos |
| 4 | Middle French | deux | two |
| 5 | Old French | deux | — |