Where does “França” come from?
França (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese França, from Late Latin Francia, from Latin Francī, from Frankish Frankō, from Proto-Germanic frankô, from Proto-Indo-European prAng- — pole, stalk.
Ancestry of “França”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | França | France |
| 2 | Late Latin | Francia | France |
| 3 | Latin | Francī | — |
| 4 | Frankish | Frankō | a Frank |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | frankô | spear, javelin; a Frank |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | prAng- | pole, stalk |