Where does “frontera” come from?
frontera (Spanish) comes from Spanish frente, from Old Spanish fruente, from Latin frōns, from Proto-Indo-European bʰron-t-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰren- — project; to project; to stand out; to project;...
frontera (Spanish): border; frontier; demarcation
Definitions
- border; frontier; demarcation
Ancestry of “frontera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | frente | forehead, brow; front |
| 2 | Old Spanish | fruente | — |
| 3 | Latin | frōns | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰron-t- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰren- | project; to project; to stand out; to project;... |
Words derived from “frontera”