Where does “fray” come from?

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

fray (Spanish): friar

Definitions

  1. friar

Ancestry of “fray”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishfrailefriar
2Old Occitanfrairebrother
3Latinfrāterbrother
4Proto-Italicfrātērbrother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Italic frātēr →Every word from Latin frāter →