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Where does “fractal” come from?

fractal (French) comes from Latin fractus, from Latin frangere, from Latin frangō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

fractal (French): fractal; Synonym of fractale

Definitions

  1. fractal; Synonym of fractale

Ancestry of “fractal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfractusbroken, shattered, having been broken;...
2Latinfrangeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3Latinfrangō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “fractal”

  • fractal
  • multifractal
  • fractality
  • multifractality
  • fractally
  • monofractal
  • fractalization
  • fracton
  • nonfractal
  • fractalness
  • fractalize
  • superfractal
  • nanofractal
  • fractalesque
  • nonmultifractal
  • subfractal
  • pseudofractal
  • semifractal
  • multifractally
  • thermofractal
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