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Where does “Milan” come from?

Milan comes from Italian Milano, from Latin Mediolanum, from Gaulish medyos, a place name of uncertain ultimate origin.

Ancestry of “Milan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianMilanoMilan
2LatinMediolanumMilan
3Gaulishlānomplain, field

Words derived from “Milan”

  • milliner
  • millinery
  • Bross
  • millineress
  • ambrosin
  • Ambrosius
  • ambrosianus
  • ambrosinus
  • Ambrogio
  • ambrosiano
  • Ambrósio
  • 米蘭
  • Milener
  • Ambrôsiô
  • Emrys
  • ambrosius
  • Ėmrös
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