Etymology

fractional

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Today it means: Pertaining to a fraction. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English fraction ← Middle English fraccioun
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The story

  1. Old Frenchfraccion
  2. Middle Englishfraccioun
  3. Englishfraction
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  6. English todayfractional

From fraction + -al.

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