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Where does “franciscus” come from?
franciscus (Medieval Latin) comes from Late Latin Francus, from Frankish Frank — a Frank.
Ancestry of “franciscus”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Late Latin
Francus
a Frank; Frank
2
Frankish
Frank
a Frank
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