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Where does “fraile” come from?

fraile (Spanish) comes from Old Occitan fraire, from Latin frāter, from Proto-Italic frātēr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

fraile (Spanish): friar

Definitions

  1. friar

Ancestry of “fraile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanfrairebrother
2Latinfrāter—
3Proto-Italicfrātērbrother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother

Words derived from “fraile”

  • apocope
  • apocopic
  • frailecillo
  • prayle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →