Where does “frāter” come from?
frāter (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic frātēr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.
Ancestry of “frāter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Italic | frātēr | brother |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰréh₂tēr | brother |