Where does “infranșisabil” come from?
infranșisabil (Romanian) comes from French infranchissable, from French franchissable, from French franchir, from French Franc, from Middle French franc, from Old French Franc, from Latin francus, from Frankish frank — pole, stalk.
infranșisabil (Romanian): insurmountable, impassable
Definitions
- insurmountable, impassable
Ancestry of “infranșisabil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | infranchissable | insurmountable, impassable |
| 2 | French | franchissable | surmountable, passable |
| 3 | French | franchir | to clear, to cross (a line), to pass (an obstacle etc.); to get over (a fence) |
| 4 | French | Franc | Frank |
| 5 | Middle French | franc | franc; noble |
| 6 | Old French | Franc | French |
| 7 | Latin | francus | franc; a Frenchman; Frank, of or pertaining to... |
| 8 | Frankish | frank | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | frankô | spear, javelin; a Frank |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | prAng- | pole, stalk |