Etymology

fretum

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Today it means: A strait; a channel. Full definition →

Latin fretum
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromfretum“strait, channel”
  2. English todayfretum

Unadapted borrowing from Latin fretum (“strait, channel”). Doublet of fret (“strait; channel”).

Words from the same roots

Latinfretum all →

fret

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