Where does “Fa-lan-sai” come from?
Fa-lan-sai (Chinese Pidgin English) comes from French Français, from Middle French françois, from Old French françois, from Old French -ois, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō — to turn.
Fa-lan-sai (Chinese Pidgin English): French
Definitions
- French
Ancestry of “Fa-lan-sai”, step by step
Fa-lan-sai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French Français
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Français | Frenchman; Anybody with French ancestry or who is... |
| 2 | Middle French | françois | Alternative form of françoys |
| 3 | Old French | françois | French; the French language |
| 4 | Old French | -ois | used to form nationalities; used to form names of... |
| 5 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 6 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 7 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 8 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via Chinese 法蘭西
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 法蘭西 | — |
| 2 | French | France | — |
| 3 | Middle French | France | — |
| 4 | Old French | France | — |
| 5 | Latin | francia | nominative plural of francium; accusative plural... |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |