Etymograph

English

Francitan

Francitan comes from French francitan.

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentfrancitan
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1992Francitan

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentfrancitan
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1992Francitan

Earliest quotation: 1992, Erik Gunnemark, Countries: “Do not confuse Francitan with Franco-Provençal, an obsolescent name…”

A blend of France + Occitan

Proto-Germanic *frankô ‘a Frank’

…

Latin francus ‘Frankish, of or pertaining to the Franks’

Latin Francia

Old French France

Middle English France

English France

Old French langue d'oc

Medieval Latin Occitānus

French occitan

English Occitan

The story

Blend of France + Occitan or borrowed from French francitan.

Today it means

name The French language mixed with Occitan.

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

Etymograph / French francitan / Francitan