Etymology

frater

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Latin frāter
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frater · noun1

  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromfrāter“brother”
  2. English todayfrater

PIE word *bʰréh₂tēr Learned borrowing from Latin frāter (“brother”). Doublet of bhai, brother, bru, friar, pal, and vai.

Frater · proper noun2

Occupational surname, from frater.

Frater · proper noun3

  1. Latin · derived fromfrater“brother”
  2. English todayFrater

From Latin frater (“brother”).

Words from the same roots

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