Where does “frânt” come from?
frânt (Romanian) comes from Vulgar Latin franctus, from Latin fractus, from Latin frangere, from Latin frangō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.
frânt (Romanian): past participle of frânge; broken, fractured;...
Definitions
- past participle of frânge; broken, fractured;...
Ancestry of “frânt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | franctus | — |
| 2 | Latin | fractus | broken, shattered, having been broken;... |
| 3 | Latin | frangere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | frangō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |