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Where does “Lugdunum” come from?

Lugdunum (Latin) comes from Gaulish Lugudūnon, from Proto-Celtic Lugus — the god {{w|Lugus}}.

Ancestry of “Lugdunum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GaulishLugudūnon—
2Proto-CelticLugusthe god {{w|Lugus}}
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