Where does “éco-blanchiment” come from?
éco-blanchiment (French) comes from French blanchiment, from French blanchir, from Old French blanchir, from Old French blanc, from Late Latin blancus, from Frankish blank, from Proto-Germanic *blank, from Proto-Germanic blankaz — to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch.
éco-blanchiment (French): greenwash
Ancestry of “éco-blanchiment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | blanchiment | bleaching; laundering; blanking |
| 2 | French | blanchir | to launder, wash; to make white; to whiten; to... |
| 3 | Old French | blanchir | |
| 4 | Old French | blanc | white |
| 5 | Late Latin | blancus | white |
| 6 | Frankish | blank | bright; gleaming, white, blinding; bright,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *blank | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | blankaz | bright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bhleg- | to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch |