Where does “afranchir” come from?

afranchir (Middle French) comes from Middle French a-, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.

Ancestry of “afranchir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frencha-
2LatinAdtoward, to
3Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
4Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
5LatinolleArchaic form of ille
6Proto-Italic*olnosthat
Every word from Proto-Italic *olnosEvery word from Latin olleEvery word from Latin ille