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Where does “affractum” come from?

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

affractum (Latin): broken

Definitions

  1. broken

Ancestry of “affractum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaffrangō—
2Latinfrangō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “affractum”

  • afrecho
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →