Where does “demi-frère” come from?

demi-frère (French) comes from French frère, from Old French frere, from Latin frāter, from Proto-Italic frātēr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

demi-frère (French): half-brother

Definitions

  1. half-brother

Ancestry of “demi-frère”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfrèrebrother
2Old Frenchfrerebrother
3Latinfrāterbrother
4Proto-Italicfrātērbrother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Italic frātēr →Every word from Latin frāter →