Where does “franchise” come from?
Franchise derives from Middle English franchisen, from Old French franchir and Old French -ise, from Latin Francus and Latin -ia, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European prAng-.
franchise (English): The right to vote at a public election or...
Definitions
- The right to vote at a public election or...
Ancestry of “franchise”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | franchise | freedom, franchise |
| 2 | Old French | franchise | freedom; nobleness; chivalry |
| 3 | Old French | -ise | used to form feminine nouns, often denoting a... |
| 4 | Latin | -itia | -ness, -ity |
| 5 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |