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Where does “Meuse” come from?

Meuse comes from French Meuse, from Latin Mosa, from Proto-Celtic mosā, a river name of unknown ultimate meaning.

Ancestry of “Meuse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchMeuse—
2LatinMosaMeuse River; the river Meuse
3CelticMosa—
4Proto-CelticMosā—

Words derived from “Meuse”

  • Meusian
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