Etymograph

English

Francesco

Francesco comes from Latin francus, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *frankô ‘javelin’.

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*frankô‘javelin’reconstructed
  2. Frankishc. 250–700*Frankōreconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfrancus
  4. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500Francia
  5. Medieval Latin, derivedc. 600–1500Franciscus
  6. Italianc. 1300–presentFrancesco
  7. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*frankô‘javelin’reconstructed
  2. Frankishc. 250–700*Frankōreconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfrancus
  4. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500Francia
  5. Medieval Latin, derivedc. 600–1500Franciscus
  6. Italianc. 1300–presentFrancesco
  7. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Latin francus

frank, franchise, 6 more

Today it means

name A male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Francis

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *frankô / Francesco

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