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Where does “fracturus” come from?

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

fracturus (Latin): about to break, shatter; about to vanquish,...

Definitions

  1. about to break, shatter; about to vanquish,...

Ancestry of “fracturus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fracturus”

  • fracture
  • fracturing
  • microfracture
  • refracture
  • microfracturing
  • postfracture
  • hydrofracturing
  • frack
  • pseudofracture
  • nonfracture
  • antifracture
  • fractural
  • hydrofracture
  • cryofracture
  • fracturable
  • fracking
  • fracker
  • fraktur
  • frackable
  • mono-fracture
  • hydrofracking
  • antifracking
  • multifracture
  • nonfracturing
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