Where does “frântoare” come from?

frântoare (Romanian) comes from Romanian frânt, from Vulgar Latin franctus, from Latin fractus, from Latin frangere, from Latin frangō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

frântoare (Romanian): work, labor

Definitions

  1. work, labor

Ancestry of “frântoare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianfrântpast participle of frânge; broken, fractured;...
2Vulgar Latinfranctus—
3Latinfractusbroken, shattered, having been broken;...
4Latinfrangeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5Latinfrangōto break, shatter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Latin frangō →Every word from Latin frangere →