Where does “frontiera” come from?

frontiera (Italian) comes from Old Occitan frontiera, from Old Occitan front, from Latin frontem, from Latin frons, from Proto-Italic fronts, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrónts, from Proto-Indo-European bʰren- — project; to project; to stand out; to project;...

frontiera (Italian): frontier, border

Definitions

  1. frontier, border

Ancestry of “frontiera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanfrontiera—
2Old Occitanfront—
3Latinfrontemaccusative singular of frōns
4Latinfronsforehead; brow, countenance; front, facade
5Proto-Italicfronts—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrónts—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰren-project; to project; to stand out; to project;...

Words derived from “frontiera”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰren- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrónts →Every word from Proto-Italic fronts →