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Where does “frange” come from?

frange (French) comes from Old French frenge, from Vulgar Latin frimbia, from Latin fimbriae, from Latin fimbria — fringe, border, edge.

frange (French): fringe; inflection of franger: ## first-person...

Definitions

  1. fringe; inflection of franger: ## first-person...

Ancestry of “frange”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfrengefringe
2Vulgar Latinfrimbia—
3Latinfimbriaefibres, threads, shreds, fringe; nominative...
4Latinfimbriafringe, border, edge

Words derived from “frange”

  • franjear
  • franja
  • sfrangiare
  • sfrangiatura
  • frange
  • frangia
  • frangiare
  • frange
  • franger
  • franja
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