Where does “Vaison-la-Romaine” come from?

Vaison-la-Romaine (French) comes from French là, from Italian là, from Spanish la, from Portuguese lá, from German a, from German a-Moll, from Hungarian a, from French à — accusative masculine plural of -us.

Ancestry of “Vaison-la-Romaine”, step by step

Vaison-la-Romaine traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via French là

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlàthere; here, present
2Italianlàthere
3Spanishlafeminine singular definite article; the
4Portugueseláthere; used with an adverb phrase to indicate...
5GermanaAlternative form of A; Abbreviation of a-Moll;...
6Germana-MollA-minor
7Hungarianathe; this; that
8Frenchàto; on the, to; at
9Englishavieemulously
10Frenchenviedesire, lust, urge; appetite, craving; envy
11Latininvidiaenvy, grudge, jealousy, prejudice, spite; an...
12Latininvidusenvious; hostile, inimical
13Latin-ussuffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,...
14Old Latin-osaccusative masculine plural of -us

via French romaine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchromainefeminine singular of romain; a dress
2LatinRōmānusRoman
3Latin-ānusOf or pertaining to; -ian

via French Vaison

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchVaisontown in Vaucluse
2OccitanVaison—
3LatinVasioThe chief town of the Vocontii in Gallia Narbonensis, now Vaison-la-Romaine
Every word from Old Latin -os →Every word from Latin -us →Every word from Latin invidus →