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Where does “fraternité” come from?

fraternité (Old French) comes from Latin frāternitās, from Latin frāternus, from French -iser, from Old French -iser, from Latin -izo, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō — he, she.

fraternité (Old French): brotherhood; fraternity

Definitions

  1. brotherhood; fraternity

Ancestry of “fraternité”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfrāternitās—
2Latinfrāternus—
3French-iser-ise/-ize
4Old French-iser-ize
5Latin-izoUsed to form verbs from nouns and adjectives
6Ancient Greek-ίζεινpresent active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize
7Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
8Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
9Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
10Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
12Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “fraternité”

  • fraternity
  • frat
  • interfraternity
  • nonfraternity
  • fratty
  • nonfrat
  • frattish
  • interfrat
  • frat lit
  • fraternité
  • fraternitee
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