The word fraternity is derived from which language and meaning?

The word fraternity is derived from which language and meaning?

• A. Greek, 'Phratar' meaning member of a group
• B. Latin, meaning 'sister'
• C. Greek, meaning 'brother'
• D. Latin, meaning 'friend'

Answer: (A)

This item tests how the word’s origin and meaning connect to a sense of belonging or solidarity. Fraternity conveys a brotherhood. In English, the lineage is Latin: frater means brother, and fraternitas means brotherhood; the word entered English as fraternity through Old French fraternité. So the language of origin is Latin, and the core meaning is tied to “brother.” There is a Greek counterpart concept—the idea of a brotherhood in ancient Greece—expressed by terms like phratria and a word for brother like phrater, but the English word itself comes from Latin, not Greek. The other options mix up language or meaning (sister or friend), which isn’t accurate for this term’s direct origin.

This item tests how the word’s origin and meaning connect to a sense of belonging or solidarity. Fraternity conveys a brotherhood. In English, the lineage is Latin: frater means brother, and fraternitas means brotherhood; the word entered English as fraternity through Old French fraternité. So the language of origin is Latin, and the core meaning is tied to “brother.” There is a Greek counterpart concept—the idea of a brotherhood in ancient Greece—expressed by terms like phratria and a word for brother like phrater, but the English word itself comes from Latin, not Greek. The other options mix up language or meaning (sister or friend), which isn’t accurate for this term’s direct origin.