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Where does “Londinium” come from?

Londinium (Latin) comes from Proto-Celtic *Londinyom, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

Londinium (Latin): London

Definitions

  1. London

Ancestry of “Londinium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*Londinyom—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

Words derived from “Londinium”

  • London
  • Londonistan
  • Londonward
  • Londonwards
  • Londony
  • Londonism
  • Londonize
  • Londonwide
  • Londonite
  • Londonesque
  • East London
  • londonite
  • Londongrad
  • Londonshire
  • Londonphile
  • Londres
  • Londres
  • 倫敦
  • Londono
  • ロンドン人
  • ロンドン
  • 倫敦
  • Londyn
  • londyński
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