Where does “Fransızca” come from?
Fransızca (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish فرانسزجه, 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 — to turn.
Fransızca (Turkish): French
Definitions
- French
Ancestry of “Fransızca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | فرانسزجه | French |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | فرانسز | French; French, Frenchman, Frenchwoman |
| 3 | French | Français | Frenchman; Anybody with French ancestry or who is... |
| 4 | Middle French | françois | Alternative form of françoys |
| 5 | Old French | françois | French; the French language |
| 6 | Old French | -ois | used to form nationalities; used to form names of... |
| 7 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 8 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 9 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 10 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |