Where does “francs” come from?

francs (French) comes 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.

francs (French): plural of franc

Definitions

  1. plural of franc

Ancestry of “francs”, step by step

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