myEtymology.com: English etymology of fragmentary

Etymology of the English word fragmentary

the English word fragmentary

derived from 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-

using the English suffix -ary

derived from the Old French suffix -arie

derived from the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)