Where does “frontal” come from?
frontal (Galician) comes from Medieval Latin frontalis, from Latin frōns, from Proto-Indo-European bʰron-t-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰren- — project; to project; to stand out; to project;...
frontal (Galician): frontal; the frontal bone
Definitions
- frontal; the frontal bone
Ancestry of “frontal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | frontalis | frontal; genitive singular of frontālia |
| 2 | Latin | frōns | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰron-t- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰren- | project; to project; to stand out; to project;... |