Where does “frențit” come from?

frențit (Romanian) comes from Romanian frențe, from Hungarian franc, from Latin Francī, from Frankish Frankō, from Proto-Germanic frankô, from Proto-Indo-European prAng- — pole, stalk.

frențit (Romanian): syphilitic

Definitions

  1. syphilitic

Ancestry of “frențit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianfrențesyphilis
2HungarianfrancFrench; syphilis; damn, hell
3LatinFrancī—
4FrankishFrankōa Frank
5Proto-Germanicfrankôspear, javelin; a Frank
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanprAng-pole, stalk
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