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Where does “frontale” come from?

frontale (Italian) 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;...

frontale (Italian): frontal; head-on; head-on collision

Definitions

  1. frontal; head-on; head-on collision

Ancestry of “frontale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinfrontalisfrontal; genitive singular of frontālia
2Latinfrōns—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰron-t-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰren-project; to project; to stand out; to project;...

Words derived from “frontale”

  • prefrontale
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰren- →