Etymology of the English word front
the English word
frontderived from the Old French word
frontderived from the Latin word
frons (frontis, forehead, brow; foliage, leaves, leafy branch; forehead, brow; face)
derived from the Latin word
frontusDate
The earliest known usage of front in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
battlefront,
breakfront,
frontad,
frontage,
fronter,
frontless,
frontlist,
frontstall,
oceanfront,
shorefront,
storefront,
beachfront,
frontman,
lakefront,
waterfront,
fronted,
frontingCognates
Dutch
front, French
front, German
Front, Italian
fronte, Latin
frontes, Lithuanian
frontas, Norwegian
front, Portuguese
fronte, Russian
фрoнт, Spanish
frente, Swedish
frontUsage
Word found in Modern English
