affronter
Norman
verb
Definitions
- (Jersey) to face; to confront
Etymology
Inherited from Old French afronter (confront, slap in the face, face, defy) inherited from Latin *affrontāre.
Origin
Latin
*affrontāre
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *affrontare Latin
- *affrontāre Latin
- affrontare Italian
- affronter French
- afrontar Spanish, Castilian
- afrontar Portuguese
- afrounten Middle English
- afronter Old French
- afrontar Catalan, Valencian
- afrontar Old Portuguese
- afrontar Occitan