Etymograph

English

frondation

Frondation comes from Latin frons.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfrons1
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfrondatio1
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1664frondation1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English frondation
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1664, John Evelyn, Sylva: “frondation , or the taking off some of the…”.

Earlier history not traced here. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfronsWiktionary, English frondation
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfrondatioWiktionary, English frondation
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1664frondationWiktionary, English frondation. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1664, John Evelyn, Sylva: “frondation , or the taking off some of the…”

Linked words

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Today it means

noun The act of stripping, especially of trees, of leaves or branches.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “frondation”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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