Where does “Londonese” come from?
Londonese (English) comes from English London, from Middle English London, from Old English Lunden, from Latin Londinium, from Proto-Celtic *Londinyom, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.
Londonese (English): The English language as spoken by Londoners
Definitions
- The English language as spoken by Londoners
Ancestry of “Londonese”, step by step
Londonese traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English London
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | London | Situated on the tidal River Thames in southeast England, with a metropolitan population of more than 13,000,000 |
| 2 | Middle English | London | — |
| 3 | Old English | Lunden | London |
| 4 | Latin | Londinium | London |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | *Londinyom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |