Etymology

fraternity

fra·tern·i·ty
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Today it means: The quality of being brothers or brotherly; brotherhood. Full definition →

Middle English fraternite ← Old French fraternité ← Latin frāternitās
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  1. Latin · derived fromfrāternitās
  2. Old French · derived fromfraternité
  3. Middle English · inherited fromfraternite
  4. English todayfraternity

PIE word *bʰréh₂tēr From Middle English fraternite, borrowed from Old French fraternité, from Latin frāternitās, ultimately from frāter (“brother”).

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