Where does “Vendée” come from?

Vendée (English) comes from English vend, from English vendible, from Latin vendibilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

Vendée (English): The person to whom something is sold; a buyer; a purchaser

Definitions

  1. The person to whom something is sold; a buyer; a purchaser

Ancestry of “Vendée”, step by step

Vendée traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English vend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvendTo hawk or to peddle merchandise; To sell wares...
2EnglishvendibleSalable; able to be bought, sold, or traded;...
3Latinvendibilissellable, saleable
4Latin-bilis-ble
5Proto-Italic-ðlisForms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on
6Proto-Indo-European-dʰlis
7Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

via French Vendée

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchVendée
2Gaulishvindoswhite
3Proto-Celticwindoswhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via English EE

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEEInitialism of electrical engineering
2Cantonese
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlomEvery word from Latin -bilisEvery word from Latin vendibilis