Where does “frate” come from?

frate (Italian) comes from Latin frāter, from Proto-Italic frātēr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

frate (Italian): monk, friar; brother

Definitions

  1. monk, friar; brother

Ancestry of “frate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfrāterbrother
2Proto-Italicfrātērbrother
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother

Words derived from “frate”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Italic frātēr →Every word from Latin frāter →