myEtymology.com: English etymology of fragment

Etymology of the English word fragment

the English word fragment

derived from the Latin word fragmentum (fragment)

derived from the Late Latin word frangere (break, shatter, crush)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bhreg-

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

Danish fragment, Dutch fragment, French fragment, German Fragment, Italian frammento, Latin fragmentum, Lithuanian fragmentas, Norwegian fragment, Polish fragment, Russian фpaгмeнт, Swedish fragment

Word found in Modern English