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Where does “fraire” come from?

fraire (Old Portuguese) comes from Old Occitan fraire, from Latin frāter, from Proto-Italic frātēr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

Ancestry of “fraire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanfrairebrother
2Latinfrāter—
3Proto-Italicfrātērbrother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother

Words derived from “fraire”

  • frei
  • freire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →