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Where does “frangere” come from?

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

frangere (Latin): second-person singular future passive indicative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative...

Ancestry of “frangere”, step by step

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

Words derived from “frangere”

  • fraction
  • fracture
  • fragment
  • fragmentation
  • infringement
  • fractional
  • fragmentary
  • infringe
  • fractal
  • fractionation
  • infraction
  • fractious
  • fracturing
  • infringer
  • sassafras
  • Pontefract
  • fractionally
  • saxifrage
  • defragmentation
  • multifractal
  • microfracture
  • fragmental
  • fractionalization
  • fractionate
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