Etymology of the English word confrere
the English word
confrerederived from the Old French word
confrerederived from the Medieval Latin word
confrater (brother; colleague, confrere)
derived from the Latin word
frater (brother; cousin)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhrater-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhrāter-using the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
Date
The earliest known usage of confrere in English dates from the 15th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
