François

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French word François comes from Proto-Indo-European *prAgn-

*prAgn- (Proto-Indo-European)

*frankô (Proto-Germanic)

A Frank (member of the confederation of the Franks). Spear, javelin.

*Franko (Frankish)

Francus (Latin)

Franci (Latin)

Francia (Latin)

(New Latin) France (modern country). The region inhabited by the Franks, Francia; the part of Europe roughly equivalent to modern France.

Franciscus (Malayalam)

François (French)

A male given name., equivalent to Francis in English.. A patronymic surname.

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