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Where does “Μεδιόλανον” come from?

Μεδιόλανον (Ancient Greek) comes from Latin Mediolanum, from Gaulish lānom — plain, field.

Ancestry of “Μεδιόλανον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMediolanumMilan
2Gaulishlānomplain, field
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