Where does “franklinfurnaceite” come from?
franklinfurnaceite (English) comes from English Franklin, from Middle English frankelein, from Anglo-Norman fraunclein, from Old French fraunc, from Frankish Frankō, from Proto-Germanic frankô, from Proto-Indo-European prAng- — pole, stalk.
franklinfurnaceite (English): A monoclinic-sphenoidal dark brown mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and zinc
Definitions
- A monoclinic-sphenoidal dark brown mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and zinc
Ancestry of “franklinfurnaceite”, step by step
franklinfurnaceite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Franklin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Franklin | A one-hundred-dollar bill, which carries the... |
| 2 | Middle English | frankelein | freeholder |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | fraunclein | a landowner of free, but not noble birth |
| 4 | Old French | fraunc | free |
| 5 | Frankish | Frankō | a Frank |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | frankô | spear, javelin; a Frank |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | prAng- | pole, stalk |