Where does “Lorraine” come from?
Lorraine derives from Old French Loherraine, itself from Latin Lotharingia, a territorial name in the Frankish empire.
Lorraine (English): associated with Laura by folk etymology
Definitions
- associated with Laura by folk etymology
Ancestry of “Lorraine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Lorraine | female equivalent of Lorrain |
| 2 | Old French | Loherraine | — |
| 3 | Latin | Lotharingia | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |