Where does “franc” come from?

franc (Romanian) comes from French Franc, from Middle French franc, from Old French Franc, from Latin francus, from Frankish frank, from Proto-Germanic frankô, from Proto-Indo-European prAng- — pole, stalk.

franc (Romanian): a Frank; of a Frank, Frankish; a franc

Definitions

  1. a Frank; of a Frank, Frankish; a franc

Ancestry of “franc”, step by step

franc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French Franc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchFrancFrank
2Middle Frenchfrancfranc; noble
3Old FrenchFrancFrench
4Latinfrancusfranc; a Frenchman; Frank, of or pertaining to...
5Frankishfrank—
6Proto-Germanicfrankôspear, javelin; a Frank
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanprAng-pole, stalk

via Late Latin francus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinfrancusFrankish; franc; a Frenchman
2FrankishFrankoa Frank

Words derived from “franc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European prAng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frankô →Every word from Frankish frank →