Etymology Explorer › Old Portuguese

Where does “frẽo” come from?

frẽo (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin frēnum, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

Ancestry of “frẽo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfrēnum—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “frẽo”

  • freio
  • freo
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