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Where does “fractus” come from?

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

fractus (Latin): broken, shattered, having been broken;...

Definitions

  1. broken, shattered, having been broken;...

Ancestry of “fractus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfrangeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
2Latinfrangō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “fractus”

  • fraction
  • fractional
  • fractal
  • fractionation
  • fractious
  • Pontefract
  • fractionally
  • multifractal
  • fractionalization
  • fractionate
  • fractiousness
  • fractile
  • prefractionation
  • fractionator
  • intrafraction
  • fractality
  • fract
  • subfraction
  • hypofractionation
  • multifractality
  • interfraction
  • fractally
  • fractiously
  • monofractal
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