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Where does “Fransız” come from?

Fransız (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish فرانسز, from French Français, from Middle French françois, from Old French françois, from Old French -ois, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō — to turn.

Fransız (Turkish): French

Definitions

  1. French

Ancestry of “Fransız”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman TurkishفرانسزFrench; French, Frenchman, Frenchwoman
2FrenchFrançaisFrenchman; Anybody with French ancestry or who is...
3Middle FrenchfrançoisAlternative form of françoys
4Old FrenchfrançoisFrench; the French language
5Old French-oisused to form nationalities; used to form names of...
6Latin-ensisOf or from
7Latinarvumfield; farm land
8Latincolō—
9Latinquelō—
10Proto-Italickʷelō—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “Fransız”

  • Fransızca
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →