fronte

Italian (Fiorentino)

[ˈfron.t̪e]

noun

Definitions

(anatomy) forehead, brow
(poetry) the two initial quatrains of an Italian sonnet
(metereology) squall line, front
(military) front
opposite

Etymology

Inherited from Latin frontem derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰron-t-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰron-t-

Gloss

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

frontem Latin
fronteggiare Italian
frontista Italian
*bʰron-t- Proto-Indo-European
front Old French
frunte Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
fronte Old Portuguese
frãmti Aromanian
front Friulian
front Old Occitan
fruente Old Spanish