Where does “unfrankly” come from?
unfrankly (English) comes from English unfrank, from English Frank, from French Franc, from Middle French franc, from Old French Franc, from Latin francus, from Frankish frank, from Proto-Germanic frankô — pole, stalk.
unfrankly (English): In a way that is not frank
Definitions
- In a way that is not frank
Ancestry of “unfrankly”, step by step
unfrankly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unfrank
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unfrank | Not frank |
| 2 | English | Frank | One of the Franks, a Germanic federation that... |
| 3 | French | Franc | Frank |
| 4 | Middle French | franc | franc; noble |
| 5 | Old French | Franc | French |
| 6 | Latin | francus | franc; a Frenchman; Frank, of or pertaining to... |
| 7 | Frankish | frank | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | frankô | spear, javelin; a Frank |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | prAng- | pole, stalk |