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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

  1. The right to vote at a public election or...

Ancestry of “franchise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfranchise—
2Old Frenchfranchisefreedom; nobleness; chivalry
3Old French-iseused to form feminine nouns, often denoting a...
4Latin-itia-ness, -ity
5Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
6Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
7Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “franchise”

  • franchisor
  • franchisee
  • disfranchisement
  • disfranchise
  • franchiser
  • subfranchisor
  • franchisable
  • nonfranchise
  • subfranchise
  • franchisal
  • subfranchisee
  • effranchise
  • subfranchiser
  • franchisability
  • nonfranchisee
  • francais
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