Name of the Franks
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The name of the Franks is generally assumed to derive from the Germanic language spoken by the earliest groups identified under this name, although its precise origin remains uncertain.
French franc coin of Charles V, with inscription Francorum Rex ('King of the Franks')
Mediterranean Lingua Franca
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The Mediterranean Lingua Franca, or Sabir, was a contact language, or languages, that were used as a lingua franca in the Mediterranean basin from the 11th to the 19th centuries. April McMahon describ
Name of the Franks
…individual from Western Europe, and by extension to the lingua franca, the Romance-based pidgin language employed throughout the Mediterranean Bassin. The Mediterranean Lingua Franca (or "Frankish language"), a contact pidgin first spoken by 11th century European Christians and Muslims in Mediterranean ports, remained in use until…
The Mediterranean depicted in the Catalan Atlas (1375)