Where does “frangere” come from?

frangere (Italian) comes from Latin frangere, from Latin frangō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

frangere (Italian): to break; to press or crush

Definitions

  1. to break; to press or crush

Ancestry of “frangere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfrangeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
2Latinfrangōto break, shatter
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “frangere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Latin frangō →Every word from Latin frangere →