Etymology Explorer › Norman

Where does “Françot” come from?

Françot (Norman) comes from Norman Françouais, from Old French Franceis, from Latin Franciscus, from Latin francia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “Françot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1NormanFrançouais—
2Old FrenchFranceis—
3LatinFranciscusFrench; Frankish
4Latinfrancianominative plural of francium; accusative plural...
5Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
6Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
7Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →