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Where does “frangō” come from?

frangō (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰreg- — to break.

Ancestry of “frangō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreg-to break

Words derived from “frangō”

  • fraction
  • refrain
  • fracture
  • refractory
  • fragment
  • refractive
  • refraction
  • fragmentation
  • refracting
  • infringement
  • refractoriness
  • refract
  • fractional
  • refractor
  • fragmentary
  • refractometer
  • photorefractive
  • refractivity
  • infringe
  • refractometry
  • fractal
  • photorefraction
  • fractionation
  • keratorefractive
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