Etymology of the English word fraternal
the English word
fraternalderived from the Old French word
fraternelderived from the Medieval Latin word
fraternalisderived from the Latin word
fraternus (brotherly, brother's; of)
derived from the Latin word
frater (brother; cousin)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhrater-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhrāter-using the Latin suffix
-elDate
The earliest known usage of fraternal in English dates from the 15th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
