Where does “freire” come from?

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

freire (Portuguese): friar

Definitions

  1. friar

Ancestry of “freire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesefreire—
2Old Occitanfrairebrother
3Latinfrāterbrother
4Proto-Italicfrātērbrother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother

Words derived from “freire”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Italic frātēr →Every word from Latin frāter →