Latin
fraternus
‘brotherly’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin fraternus.
4 English words in this record descend from Latin fraternus, most familiar first.
- fraternity ← fraternite ← fraternité ← frāternitās
- fraternal ← fraternel ← frāternālis
- fraternization ← fraternisation ← fraterniser
- fraternize ← fraterniser
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Etymograph / Latin fraternus