English
Franklinize
From Franklin + -ize from Benjamin Franklin.
Formed from Franklin + -ize
Frankish *Frankō ‘Frank’
Old French fraunc ‘free’
Anglo-Norman fraunclein ‘a landowner of free, but not noble birth’
Middle English frankelein ‘freeholder’
English Franklin
Today it means
verb To cause to be influenced by Benjamin Franklin and his political leadership.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Franklinize