English word fraternity comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₂trós, and later Proto-Italic *frātēr (Brother.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*bʰreh₂trós | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*frātēr | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Brother. |
frater | Latin (lat) | (Ecclesiastical Latin) brother, brethren; member of a religious community. Brother. Friend, lover. Sibling. |
fraternus | Latin (lat) | Brotherly, fraternal. Friendly, close. Of or pertaining to a kinsman. |
fraternitas | Latin (lat) | Brotherhood. |
fraternité | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | Brotherhood (organization). Brotherhood (state of being brothers or a brother). Fraternity. |
fraternity | English (en) | (US) A social organization of male students at a college or university; usually identified by Greek letters.. A group of people associated for a common purpose.. The quality of being brothers or brotherly; brotherhood. |