lingua franca的词源

英文词源

lingua franca (n.)

1620s, from Italian, literally "Frankish tongue." Originally a form of communication used in the Levant, a stripped-down Italian peppered with Spanish, French, Greek, Arabic, and Turkish words. The name is probably from the Arabic custom, dating back to the Crusades, of calling all Europeans Franks (see Frank). Sometimes in 17c. English sources also known as Bastard Spanish.

中文词源

lingua franca：通用语

来自意大利语，字面意思即法兰克人的语言，引申词义通用语，因在16，17世纪，西亚人，中亚人把欧洲人统称为法兰克人。

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