Where does “frana” come from?
frana (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin fragina, from Latin frangere, from Latin frangō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.
frana (Italian): landslide, landslip; a downfall of a stack of...
Definitions
- landslide, landslip; a downfall of a stack of...
Ancestry of “frana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | fragina | — |
| 2 | Latin | frangere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | frangō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |
Words derived from “frana”