Where does “Verona” come from?

Verona comes from Latin Verona, a city name of uncertain ultimate origin.

Ancestry of “Verona”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianVerona—
2LatinVerona—
3Celtic*Wernomagos—
4Proto-Celticwernāalder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwern-alder

Words derived from “Verona”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wern- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wernā →Every word from Celtic *Wernomagos →