Where does “frontal” come from?

frontal (Romanian) comes from French frontal, 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 (Romanian): frontal

Definitions

  1. frontal

Ancestry of “frontal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfrontalforehead; frontal
2Frenchfrontforehead; front, frontline
3Old Frenchfrontforehead; front
4Latinfrōnsa leafy branch; foliage; greenery
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰron-t-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰren-project; to project; to stand out; to project;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰren-