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Where does “francés” come from?

francés (Spanish) comes from Latin francēnsis, 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.

francés (Spanish): French; Frenchman, inhabitant of France; the...

Definitions

  1. French; Frenchman, inhabitant of France; the...

Ancestry of “francés”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfrancēnsis—
2Latinfrancianominative plural of francium; accusative plural...
3Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “francés”

  • francesa
  • luso-francés
  • ítalo-francés
  • afrancesar
  • hispano-francés
  • afrancesamiento
  • phonsáyna
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