Etymology of the French word fractal
the French word
fractalderived from the Late Latin word
fractusderived from the Late Latin word
frangere (break, shatter, crush)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhreg-using the Latin suffix
-alDate
The earliest known usage of fractal in French dates from the 20th century.
Derivations in French
fractaleDerivations in other languages
English
fractal, Spanish
fractal
