myEtymology.com: French etymology of fragment

Etymology of the French word fragment

the French 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 French dates from the 13th century.

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