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Where does “franchise” come from?

franchise (Middle English) comes from Old French franchise, from Old French -ise, from Latin -itia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “franchise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfranchisefreedom; nobleness; chivalry
2Old French-iseused to form feminine nouns, often denoting a...
3Latin-itia-ness, -ity
4Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
5Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
6Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “franchise”

  • franchise
  • franchisor
  • franchisee
  • disfranchisement
  • disfranchise
  • franchiser
  • subfranchisor
  • franchisable
  • nonfranchise
  • subfranchise
  • franchisal
  • subfranchisee
  • effranchise
  • subfranchiser
  • franchisability
  • nonfranchisee
  • francais
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