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Etymology of the English word fracture

the English word fracture
derived from the Old French word fracture
derived from the Latin word fractura
derived from the Late Latin word fractus
derived from the Late Latin word frangere (break, shatter, crush)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bhreg-
using the Latin suffix -al

Date

The earliest known usage of fracture in English dates from the 15th century.

Derivations in English

hydrofracturing, fractured, fracturing

Cognates

Danish fraktur, Dutch fractuur, French fracture, German Fraktur, Italian frattura, Norwegian fraktur, Spanish fractura, Swedish fraktur

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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