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
- fractal; Synonym of fractale
Ancestry of “fractal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | fractus | broken, shattered, having been broken;... |
| 2 | Latin | frangere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | frangō | to break, shatter |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |
Words derived from “fractal”