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Where does “Anjouan” come from?

Anjouan (English) comes from English Anjou, from French Anjou, from Old French Angevin, from Medieval Latin Andegavinus, from Latin Andegavum, from Latin Andecāvī, from Gaulish ande-.

Anjouan (English): From Anjou; Someone from Anjou

Definitions

  1. From Anjou; Someone from Anjou

Ancestry of “Anjouan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAnjouA type of green-skinned pear
2FrenchAnjou—
3Old FrenchAngevin—
4Medieval LatinAndegavinus—
5LatinAndegavum—
6LatinAndecāvī—
7Gaulishande-—
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