Where does “Francesc” come from?
Francesc (Catalan) comes from Romanian franc, from French Franc, from Middle French franc, from Old French Franc, from Latin francus, from Frankish frank, from Proto-Germanic frankô, from Proto-Indo-European prAng- — pole, stalk.
Francesc (Catalan): Francis
Definitions
- Francis
Ancestry of “Francesc”, step by step
Francesc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian franc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | franc | a Frank; of a Frank, Frankish; a franc |
| 2 | French | Franc | Frank |
| 3 | Middle French | franc | franc; noble |
| 4 | Old French | Franc | French |
| 5 | Latin | francus | franc; a Frenchman; Frank, of or pertaining to... |
| 6 | Frankish | frank | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | frankô | spear, javelin; a Frank |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | prAng- | pole, stalk |
via Italian Francesco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | Francesco | Francis |
| 2 | Latin | Franciscus | French; Frankish |
| 3 | Latin | francia | nominative plural of francium; accusative plural... |
| 4 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |