Franco-
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Medieval Latin Francus[1] or Franci (“the Franks, French”) + -o-. First attested in the early 18th century.[2][3]
Pronunciation
[edit]Prefix
[edit]Franco-
- Combining form of France and French.
- 1927 February 28, “FRANCE: Poincaré’s Week”, in Time[1], New York, N.Y.: Time Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 April 2025:
- Premier Raymond Poincaré, ever an arch militarist, took full advantage of last week’s war scare in the Belgian Parliament to trumpet through the inspired Parisian press that France must drastically increase her armaments. While this propaganda was at its height, he announced to the Chamber that the first important measure to be presented by the Cabinet during the present session (TIME, Nov. 22 et seq.) will be a bill appropriating several billion francs for armaments and fortification of the Franco-German and Franco-Italian frontiers.
- 1962 December, “Beyond the Channel: European timetables: Prospects for 1963”, in Modern Railways, page 413:
- The Paris portion will include a first and second class sleeping car, ordinary Paris-Copenhagen coach and a second class Paris-Puttgarden couchette car, besides vehicles for Hamburg and Hanover and restaurant facilities between Paris and Jeumont, on the Franco-Belgian frontier.
Coordinate terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]relating to France or French
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References
[edit]- ^ “Franco-, combining form”, in Merriam-Webster Online, Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster, Inc., 1996–present.
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “Franco-”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- ^ James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Franco-”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume IV (F–G), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 510.