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Where does “frente” come from?

frente (Portuguese) comes from Spanish frente, from Old Spanish fruente, from Latin frōns, from Proto-Indo-European bʰron-t-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰren- — project; to project; to stand out; to project;...

frente (Portuguese): front

Definitions

  1. front

Ancestry of “frente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishfrenteforehead, brow; front
2Old Spanishfruente—
3Latinfrōns—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰron-t-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰren-project; to project; to stand out; to project;...

Words derived from “frente”

  • enfrentar
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