"Franco-" meaning in All languages combined

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Prefix [English]

IPA: /ˈfɹæŋ.koʊ/, /ˈfɹæŋˌkoʊ/, /ˈfɹɑːŋ-/
Etymology: From Medieval Latin Francus or Franci (“the Franks, French”) + -o-. First attested in the early 18th century. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la-med|Francus}} Medieval Latin Francus, {{affix|en|-o-}} -o-, {{etydate|early 18th century}} First attested in the early 18th century Head templates: {{en-prefix}} Franco-
  1. Combining form of France and French. Tags: form-of, in-compounds, morpheme Form of: France and French Translations (relating to France or French): 法- (Fǎ-) (Chinese Mandarin), 法兰克 (fǎlánkè) (Chinese Mandarin), ranskalainen (Finnish), ranskalais- (Finnish), franco- (French), Französisch- (German), franco- (Italian), 仏- (Futsu-) (alt: ふつ-) (Japanese), (Bul) (alt: ) (Korean), franko- (Polish), franco- (Portuguese), фра́нко- (fránko-) (Russian), францу́зско- (francúzsko-) (Russian), franco- (Spanish), fransk (Swedish), fransk- (Swedish), franko- (Swedish), Pháp (alt: ) (Vietnamese)

Alternative forms

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