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Where does “nancéien” come from?

nancéien (French) comes from French Nancy, from English Nancy, from English Agnes, from Ancient Greek Ἁγνή, from Ancient Greek ἁγνός, from Ancient Greek ἁγνεία, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̔γνός.

nancéien (French): of or from the city of Nancy

Definitions

  1. of or from the city of Nancy

Ancestry of “nancéien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchNancy—
2EnglishNancy—
3EnglishAgnes—
4Ancient GreekἉγνήpure, chaste
5Ancient Greekἁγνόςpure, chaste; holy, sacred; purifying
6Ancient Greekἁγνείαpurity, chastity; purification, cleansing
7Ancient Greekᾰ̔γνός—
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