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Where does “fronte” come from?

fronte (Latin) comes from Latin frons, from Proto-Italic fronts, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrónts, from Proto-Indo-European bʰren- — project; to project; to stand out; to project;...

fronte (Latin): ablative singular of frōns

Definitions

  1. ablative singular of frōns

Ancestry of “fronte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfronsforehead; brow, countenance; front, facade
2Proto-Italicfronts—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrónts—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰren-project; to project; to stand out; to project;...
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