Where does “Languedoc” come from?
Languedoc comes from French Languedoc, meaning "language of oc," from French langue d'oc, Occitan òc, Old Occitan oc, and Latin hic meaning "this."
Languedoc (English): Pertaining to the Occitan language: Provençal,...
Definitions
- Pertaining to the Occitan language: Provençal,...
Ancestry of “Languedoc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Languedoc | — |
| 2 | Occitan | òc | yes |
| 3 | Latin | hōc | for this reason, because of this |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰi-ḱe | this, here |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 6 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 7 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 8 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |