Where does “enfranchiser” come from?
enfranchiser (English) comes from English enfranchise, from Old French enfranchir, from Old French en-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
enfranchiser (English): One who enfranchises
Ancestry of “enfranchiser”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | enfranchise | To grant the franchise to an entity, specifically |
| 2 | Old French | enfranchir | to set free, enfranchise |
| 3 | Old French | en- | en- |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 5 | Latin | în | — |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |