Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Its usage in the term lingua franca originated from its meaning in Arabic , dating from before the Crusades , whereby all Europeans were called `` Franks '' or Faranji in Arabic .
Simplified: Its usage in the term lingua franca came from its meaning in Arabic . That word came into use before the Crusades , when Europeans used to be called `` Franks '' or Faranji in Arabic .