LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst-declension one-termination adjective

francigena

francigena (genitive francigenae)
Classical[fraŋˈkɪ.ɡɛ.na]Ecclesiastical[fran̠ʲˈt͡ʃiː.d͡ʒe.na]

Meaning

  1. one terminationFrench

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativefrancigenafrancigenafrancigena
genitivefrancigenaefrancigenaefrancigenae
dativefrancigenaefrancigenaefrancigenae
accusativefrancigenamfrancigenamfrancigena
ablativefrancigenāfrancigenāfrancigenā
vocativefrancigenafrancigenafrancigena
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativefrancigenaefrancigenaefrancigena
genitivefrancigenārumfrancigenārumfrancigenārum
dativefrancigenīsfrancigenīsfrancigenīs
accusativefrancigenāsfrancigenāsfrancigena
ablativefrancigenīsfrancigenīsfrancigenīs
vocativefrancigenaefrancigenaefrancigena

Origins

  1. Proto-Germanic*frankô
  2. Latinfrancigena

Frankish *Frankōbor. Latin francus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin Francia Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *ǵíǵn̥h₁etider. Proto-Italic Latin gigno Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -gena Latin francigena From Francia (“France”) + -gena (“-born”).

Descendants
  • Italianfrancigeno

Quick answers

What does francigena mean in Latin?
francigena, a adjective, means “French”.
How do you pronounce francigena?
In classical Latin, [fraŋˈkɪ.ɡɛ.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fran̠ʲˈt͡ʃiː.d͡ʒe.na].
Where does francigena come from?
Proto-Germanic *frankô → Latin francigena.