Where does “فرانسز” come from?
فرانسز (Ottoman Turkish) comes from French Français, from Middle French françois, from Old French françois, from Old French -ois, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō — to turn.
فرانسز (Ottoman Turkish): French; French, Frenchman, Frenchwoman
Definitions
- French; French, Frenchman, Frenchwoman
Ancestry of “فرانسز”, step by step
فرانسز traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French Français
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Français | Frenchman; Anybody with French ancestry or who is... |
| 2 | Middle French | françois | Alternative form of françoys |
| 3 | Old French | françois | French; the French language |
| 4 | Old French | -ois | used to form nationalities; used to form names of... |
| 5 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 6 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 7 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 8 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via Venetian franzès
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venetian | franzès | — |