Where does “frase” come from?

frase (Galician) comes from Late Latin phrasis, from Ancient Greek φράσις, from Ancient Greek φράζω, from Ancient Greek φράσσω — to fence in, hedge around, secure, fortify; to...

frase (Galician): phrase

Definitions

  1. phrase

Ancestry of “frase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinphrasisdiction
2Ancient Greekφράσιςspeech; way of speaking, expression; expression,...
3Ancient Greekφράζωto make known, point out, intimate, show; to...
4Ancient Greekφράσσωto fence in, hedge around, secure, fortify; to...
Every word from Ancient Greek φράσσωEvery word from Ancient Greek φράζωEvery word from Ancient Greek φράσις
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