Understand “France” Through Etymology

From where does 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 get its name? Why does this remind me of Frank Underwood, a franchise, abusing, & kissing?

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𝟭. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁?

We’re talking about 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 – the country that gave us croissants!

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𝟮. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘁𝘆𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱

The word 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 comes from the Latin 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮, meaning “𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀”.

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𝟯. 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁? 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱?

That’s hard to say. Medieval Latin was a long time ago.

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𝟰. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 “𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲” 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗼𝗳:

A. 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱 – because a “frank” means a “freeman, noble; Frank, Frenchman”. Same root. #HouseOfCards

B. 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘀𝗲 – because “franchise” means the freedom to exercise a special right or privilege (by grant of a sovereign or government). Same root.

C. 𝗔𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 – because the British tend to use the expression “Pardon my French” after abusing someone.

D. 𝗞𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 – because, #FrenchKiss?

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