Etymology

fraternal

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to a brother or brothers. Full definition →

Middle French fraternel ← Medieval Latin frāternālis ← Latin frāternus
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  1. Latin · derived fromfrāternus“of or pertaining to a brother, fraternal”
  2. Medieval Latin · derived fromfrāternālis“fraternal”
  3. Middle French · borrowed fromfraternel
  4. English todayfraternal

PIE word *bʰréh₂tēr Borrowed from Middle French fraternel, from Medieval Latin frāternālis (“fraternal”), from Latin frāternus (“of or pertaining to a brother, fraternal”), from frāter (“brother”).

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