Where does “Franco” come from?

Franco (Italian) 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.

Franco (Italian): general Franco

Definitions

  1. general Franco

Ancestry of “Franco”, 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 “Franco”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European prAng- →