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Where does “frater” come from?

frater (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic frātēr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

Ancestry of “frater”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicfrātērbrother
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →