Where does “franchisor” come from?
Franchisor derives from English franchise, from Middle English franchisen, from Old French franchir meaning to free, from Old French -ise, from Latin Francus, from Latin -ia, from Ancient Greek -ία, from Proto-Indo-European prAng-.
franchisor (English): A company which, or person who, grants franchises
Definitions
- A company which, or person who, grants franchises
Ancestry of “franchisor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | franchise | The right to vote at a public election or... |
| 2 | Middle English | franchise | — |
| 3 | Old French | franchise | freedom; nobleness; chivalry |
| 4 | Old French | -ise | used to form feminine nouns, often denoting a... |
| 5 | Latin | -itia | -ness, -ity |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
Words derived from “franchisor”