Etymology of the English word fraction
the English word
fractionderived from the Old French word
fractionderived from the Latin word
fractio (fraction)
derived 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
-alderived from the Anglo-Norman word
fracciounderived from the Latin word
fractio (fraction)
derived 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 fraction in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
fractional,
fractionate,
fractionize,
fractiousCognates
Danish
fraktion, Dutch
fractie, French
fraction, German
Fraktion, Italian
frazione, Latin
fractio, Lithuanian
frakcija, Norwegian
fraksjon, Russian
фpaкция, Spanish
fraccion, Swedish
fraktionUsage
Word found in Modern English
