Where does “Merovingian” come from?

Merovingian comes from French mérovingien, from Medieval Latin Merovingi, from Latin Meroveus, the name of a legendary Frankish founder.

Merovingian (English): One of a Salian Frankish dynasty that came to...

Definitions

  1. One of a Salian Frankish dynasty that came to...

Ancestry of “Merovingian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchmérovingienMerovingian
2Latinmerovingien—

Words derived from “Merovingian”

Every word from Latin merovingien →Every word from French mérovingien →