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by rafram
18 days ago
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Lingua franca actually comes from the Mediterranean Lingua Franca [1], which was mostly derived from Northern Italian languages, not French. French eventually became the "lingua franca," but it wasn't widespread (or even clearly defined) when that term started being used. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_Lingua_Franca |
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