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frango.

to break, shatter

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈfraŋ.ɡoː]Classical-Latin[ˈfraŋ.ɡo]
  1. to break, shatter

    conjugation-3
  2. to break, shatter (a promise, a treaty, someone's ideas (dreams, projects), someone's spirit)

    conjugation-3 · figuratively
  3. to break up into pieces (a war from too many battles, a nation)

    conjugation-3 · figuratively
  4. to reduce, weaken (one's desires, a nation)

    conjugation-3 · figuratively
Where this word comes from

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break”) with the nasal infix *-n-. De Vaan reconstructs Proto-Italic *frangō and Proto-Indo-European *bʰrn̥ǵ-, but since descendants of this formation are not found in Celtic or Germanic, Schrijver argues it could be a Latin innovation and suggests the original vocalism can't be established.

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