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Where does “Mayenne” come from?

Mayenne (French) comes from Proto-Celtic madyeti, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

Ancestry of “Mayenne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticmadyetito break
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

Words derived from “Mayenne”

  • mayennais
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