Where does “front” come from?

front (Romanian) comes 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;...

front (Romanian): front, front line

Definitions

  1. front, front line

Ancestry of “front”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfrontforehead; front, frontline
2Old Frenchfrontforehead; front
3Latinfrōnsa leafy branch; foliage; greenery
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰron-t-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰren-project; to project; to stand out; to project;...
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