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Where does “ad frontem” come from?

ad frontem (Latin) comes 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;...

Ancestry of “ad frontem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfronsforehead; brow, countenance; front, facade
2Proto-Italicfronts—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrónts—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰren-project; to project; to stand out; to project;...

Words derived from “ad frontem”

  • affronto
  • affrontare
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