Where does “franc” come from?

franc (French) comes 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.

franc (French): free; frank; full

Definitions

  1. free; frank; full

Ancestry of “franc”, step by step

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

Words derived from “franc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European prAng- →