Etymology of the English word fractal
the English word
fractalderived from the French word
fractalderived from the Late Latin word
fractusderived from the Late Latin word
frangere (break, shatter, crush)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhreg-using the Latin suffix
-alDate
The earliest known usage of fractal in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
