Where does “França” come from?

França (Occitan) comes from Medieval Latin Francia, from Latin Franci, from Latin Francus, from Frankish Franko, from Proto-Germanic frankô, from Proto-Indo-European prAng- — pole, stalk.

Ancestry of “França”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval LatinFranciacountry of the Franks; France
2LatinFrancithe Franks
3LatinFrancusFrank; Frank, French; a Frank
4FrankishFrankoa Frank
5Proto-Germanicfrankôspear, javelin; a Frank
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanprAng-pole, stalk

Words derived from “França”

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