Where does “フランス語” come from?
フランス語 (Japanese) comes from Japanese フランス, from English France, from French France, from Middle French France, from Old French France, from Latin francia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
Ancestry of “フランス語”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | フランス | France |
| 2 | English | France | — |
| 3 | French | France | — |
| 4 | Middle French | France | — |
| 5 | Old French | France | — |
| 6 | Latin | francia | nominative plural of francium; accusative plural... |
| 7 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 8 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |