Where does “frontal” come from?
frontal (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese fronte, from French front, from Old French front, from Latin frōns, from Proto-Indo-European bʰron-t-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰren- — project; to project; to stand out; to project;...
frontal (Portuguese): frontal; frontal bone
Ancestry of “frontal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | fronte | forehead |
| 2 | French | front | forehead; front, frontline |
| 3 | Old French | front | forehead; front |
| 4 | Latin | frōns | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰron-t- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰren- | project; to project; to stand out; to project;... |