Where does “Franco” come from?

Franco (English) comes from Italian Franco, 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.

Franco (English): A French person

Definitions

  1. A French person

Ancestry of “Franco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianFrancogeneral Franco
2FrenchFrancFrank
3Middle Frenchfrancfranc; noble
4Old FrenchFrancFrench
5Latinfrancusfranc; a Frenchman; Frank, of or pertaining to...
6Frankishfrank—
7Proto-Germanicfrankôspear, javelin; a Frank
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanprAng-pole, stalk

Words derived from “Franco”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European prAng- →