Etymology

Francisco

Fran·cis·co
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Today it means: A moon in Uranus, Solar System. Full definition →

Latin Franciscus ← Romance ← Portuguese Francisco
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  1. Spanish · borrowed fromFrancisco
  2. Portuguese · borrowed fromFrancisco
  3. Romance · borrowed from
  4. Latin · derived fromFranciscus
  5. English todayFrancisco

From Latin Franciscus. Doublet of Francis. * (given name): From Romance Francisco (Portuguese Francisco, Spanish Francisco) * (moon of Uranus): From the naming pattern established for moons of Uranus, being references to the works of William Shakespeare. From being a character in the play The Tempest

Words from the same roots

LatinFranciscus all →

Franciscus

SpanishFrancisco all →

paco

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