Where does “φραγκοφονιάς” come from?

φραγκοφονιάς (Greek) comes from Greek φονιάς, from Greek φόνος, from Ancient Greek φόνος, from Proto-Hellenic *kʷʰónos — murder.

φραγκοφονιάς (Greek): penny pincher, cheapskate, skinflint

Definitions

  1. penny pincher, cheapskate, skinflint

Ancestry of “φραγκοφονιάς”, step by step

φραγκοφονιάς traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek φονιάς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekφονιάςmurderer, killer, slayer
2Greekφόνοςmurder
3Ancient Greekφόνοςmurder, slaughter; murder, homicide
4Proto-Hellenic*kʷʰónosmurder

via Greek φράγκο

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekφράγκοfranc, money, drachma
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kʷʰónos →Every word from Ancient Greek φόνος →Every word from Greek φόνος →