Where does “franc” come from?

Franc comes from Middle French franc, from Old French franc, from Frankish Frank meaning a member of the Germanic people, ultimately from Proto-Germanic frankô and Proto-Indo-European prAng-.

franc (English): A former unit of currency of France, Belgium and...

Definitions

  1. A former unit of currency of France, Belgium and...

Ancestry of “franc”, step by step

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

Words derived from “franc”

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