Where does “franca” come from?
franca (Catalan) comes from Medieval Latin Francia, from Latin Franci, from Latin Francus, from Frankish Franko, from Proto-Germanic frankô, from Proto-Indo-European prAng- — pole, stalk.
franca (Catalan): France
Ancestry of “franca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | Francia | country of the Franks; France |
| 2 | Latin | Franci | the Franks |
| 3 | Latin | Francus | Frank; Frank, French; a Frank |
| 4 | Frankish | Franko | a Frank |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | frankô | spear, javelin; a Frank |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | prAng- | pole, stalk |
Words derived from “franca”