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Where does “Lugdūnum” come from?
Lugdūnum (Latin) comes from Gaulish Lugudūnon, from Proto-Celtic Lugus — the god {{w|Lugus}}.
Ancestry of “Lugdūnum”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Gaulish
Lugudūnon
—
2
Proto-Celtic
Lugus
the god {{w|Lugus}}
Words derived from “Lugdūnum”
Lyon
lune
alicorn
semilune
Lyon
Gallia Lugdunensis
lión
Lyons
Lyon
Λούγδουνον
Lione
ลียง
里昂
liocorno
Lyonville
alicorno
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