Now, lingua franca literally means language of the Franks, which at the time of its creation, really referred to all Western Europeans, not just the people who live in what is now France.
现在, lingua franca 字面意思是法兰克人语言,在它诞生时候, 实际上指是所有西欧人,而不仅仅是生活在现在法国境内人。