Where does “franjar” come from?
franjar (Portuguese) comes from French franger, from French frange, from Old French frenge, from Vulgar Latin frimbia, from Latin fimbriae, from Latin fimbria — fringe, border, edge.
franjar (Portuguese): to fringe
Definitions
- to fringe
Ancestry of “franjar”, step by step
franjar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French franger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | franger | to fringe |
| 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 |
via Portuguese franja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | franja | third-person singular present indicative of... |