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Where does “Maine” come from?

Maine (Danish) comes from English maine, from French Maine, from Old French Cemaine, from Latin Cenomania.

Ancestry of “Maine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmaineObsolete form of main
2FrenchMaine—
3Old FrenchCemaine—
4LatinCenomania—
Every word from Latin Cenomania →