Etymology of the English word fractostratus
the English word
fractostratusderived 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 New Latin word
stratus (prostrate; spreading; cover)
derived from the Latin word
sternere (spread, strew, scatter)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ster-Date
The earliest known usage of fractostratus in English dates from the 19th century.
