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Where does “afront” come from?

afront (Romanian) comes from French affront, from Old French afront.

afront (Romanian): affront, public insult

Definitions

  1. affront, public insult

Ancestry of “afront”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaffrontaffront, insult, snub
2Old Frenchafront—
Every word from Old French afront →