Where does “France” come from?

France (Franco-Provençal) comes from Late Latin Francia, from Latin Francī, from Frankish Frankō, from Proto-Germanic frankô, from Proto-Indo-European prAng- — pole, stalk.

Ancestry of “France”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinFranciaFrance
2LatinFrancī—
3FrankishFrankōa Frank
4Proto-Germanicfrankôspear, javelin; a Frank
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanprAng-pole, stalk
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