Etymology of the French word blanc
the Old French word
blancderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhel-Date
The earliest known usage of blanc in French dates from the 11th century.
Derivations in French
blanchaille,
blanchâtre,
blanchon,
blancheur,
blanche,
blanket,
blanketing,
blanchement,
blanchet,
blanc-bec,
blanc-manger,
blanc-manteau,
blanc-nez,
fer-blanc,
six-blancs,
blanchoyer,
blanc-seing,
blanc-étocDerivations in other languages
English
blank, Romanian
blancCognates
Italian
bianco, Portuguese
branco, Spanish
blancoUsage
Word found in Old French
