Where does “unfringed” come from?
unfringed (English) comes from English fringed, from Middle English frenged, from Middle English frenge, from Old French frenge, from Vulgar Latin frimbia, from Latin fimbriae, from Latin fimbria — fringe, border, edge.
unfringed (English): having no fringes
Definitions
- having no fringes
Ancestry of “unfringed”, step by step
unfringed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fringed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fringed | Possessing a fringe; simple past tense and past... |
| 2 | Middle English | frenged | fringed; having a fringe |
| 3 | Middle English | frenge | fringe |
| 4 | Old French | frenge | fringe |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | frimbia | — |
| 6 | Latin | fimbriae | fibres, threads, shreds, fringe; nominative... |
| 7 | Latin | fimbria | fringe, border, edge |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |