frater

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Latin word frater comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₂trós, and later Proto-Italic *frātēr (Brother.)

*bʰreh₂trós (Proto-Indo-European)

*frātēr (Proto-Italic)

Brother.

frater (Latin)

(Ecclesiastical Latin) brother, brethren; member of a religious community. Brother. Friend, lover. Sibling.

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