Where does “frange” come from?
frange (Italian) comes from Italian frangia, from French frange, from Old French frenge, from Vulgar Latin frimbia, from Latin fimbriae, from Latin fimbria — fringe, border, edge.
frange (Italian): plural of frangia; third-person singular present...
Definitions
- plural of frangia; third-person singular present...
Ancestry of “frange”, step by step
frange traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian frangia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | frangia | fringe, forelock, bang; ruche, ruching, ruffle;... |
| 2 | French | frange | fringe; inflection of franger: ## first-person... |
| 3 | Old French | frenge | fringe |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | frimbia | — |
| 5 | Latin | fimbriae | fibres, threads, shreds, fringe; nominative... |
| 6 | Latin | fimbria | fringe, border, edge |