Where does “antiblanchiment” come from?
antiblanchiment (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.
antiblanchiment (French): antilaundering
Definitions
- antilaundering
Ancestry of “antiblanchiment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |