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Where does “fraxinus” come from?

fraxinus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic fraksinos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥Hǵ-s-inos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos — birch.

fraxinus (Latin): an ash tree; an ashen spear or javelin; of ash...

Definitions

  1. an ash tree; an ashen spear or javelin; of ash...

Ancestry of “fraxinus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicfraksinos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥Hǵ-s-inos—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵosbirch

Words derived from “fraxinus”

  • Fresno
  • Frayne
  • Frain
  • fraxinin
  • fraxinetum
  • fraxineus
  • fresno
  • frassinella
  • frassineto
  • frassino
  • frêne
  • Dufresne
  • frênaie
  • freixe
  • frakseno
  • Fraxinus
  • frasin
  • fresne
  • fraisne
  • frêne
  • frashër
  • fresne
  • fraisse
  • frãpsinet
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