Where does “front” come from?
front (French) comes from Old French front, from Latin frōns, from Proto-Indo-European bʰron-t-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰren- — project; to project; to stand out; to project;...
front (French): forehead; front, frontline
Definitions
- forehead; front, frontline
Ancestry of “front”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | front | forehead; front |
| 2 | Latin | frōns | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰron-t- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰren- | project; to project; to stand out; to project;... |
Words derived from “front”