Where does “Franco” come from?

Franco (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese franco, 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.

Franco (Galician): Frank

Definitions

  1. Frank

Ancestry of “Franco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old PortuguesefrancoFrench; sincere; generous
2FrenchFrancFrank
3Middle Frenchfrancfranc; noble
4Old FrenchFrancFrench
5Latinfrancusfranc; a Frenchman; Frank, of or pertaining to...
6Frankishfrank—
7Proto-Germanicfrankôspear, javelin; a Frank
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanprAng-pole, stalk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prAng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frankô →Every word from Frankish frank →