frons.
the forehead, brow, front
Meaning & usage
the forehead, brow, front
the brow or countenance as an indicator of the feelings
as the mirror of a person's character or feelings
as expressing shame
frontem perfricāre
as expressing shame a sense of modesty; decorum, decency
as expressing impudence, boldness
the outward appearance, external quality, look (as distinct from inward nature)
prīmā fronte
the forepart of anything; the front, facade (as opposed to back and sides)
ā fronte, in fronte, in prīmā fronte, in frontem
the front of an army or fleet in battle array
frontage (the part facing the road, river, coastline), usually in ref. to its length
frontage (the part facing the road, river, coastline), usually in ref. to its length the coastline; a projecting piece of coast
the outer extremity or face, the outer or inner surface (eg. of a wall), the top or bottom end (of a trench), the broad side (of a rectangle)
the outer extremity or face, the outer or inner surface (eg. of a wall), the top or bottom end (of a trench), the broad side (of a rectangle) either of the flat ends of a papyrus scroll
the exposed surface, outer side of anything
Where this word comes from
Unknown. Per De Vaan, "no plausible etymology." Pokorny compares Irish braine (“prow, edge”), Old Norse brandr (“acroterium”)), deriving them from *bʰren- (“to project; edge”). De Vaan finds these proposed relationships to be unconvincing due to semantic difficulties. De Vaan suggests a possible derivation from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰron-t- (“side where the mouth is, front”), perhaps from a root *gʷʰren-, itself perhaps the source of Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰrendʰ-. If this scenario is accepted, the term could be related to Latin frendō. However, De Vaan concedes that this explanation is "speculative."
a leafy branch; foliage; greenery
Limumque tenent in fronde relictum. (Metamorphoses, 1, 347, Ovidius)
a garland made of leaves or twigs
Where this word comes from
Probably from a Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewd- (“to bud”), and related to Proto-Germanic *breutaną (“to crush, break”).
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