Where does “lieue” come from?

lieue (French) comes from Middle French lieue, from Latin leuca, from Proto-Celtic *lougā.

lieue (French): league

Definitions

  1. league

Ancestry of “lieue”, step by step

lieue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French lieue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchlieueleague
2Latinleucaleague, mile
3Proto-Celtic*lougā—

via Latin leuga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinleugaA unit of length defined as 1+1⁄2 Roman miles

Words derived from “lieue”

Every word from Proto-Celtic *lougā →Every word from Latin leuca →Every word from Middle French lieue →
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