Complex sentence: The Lingua franca of the Mediterranean or Sabir ("know ") was a pidgin language used as a lingua franca in the Mediterranean Basin from the 11th to the 19th century and is the original basis for the word"lingua franca".
Split into simpler sentences: The Lingua franca of the Mediterranean or Sabir ("know ") was a pidgin language used as a lingua franca in the Mediterranean Basin from the 11th to the 19th century. The Mediterranean Lingua Franca is the original basis for the word"lingua franca".