Where does “Rotomagus” come from?

Rotomagus (Latin) comes from Gaulish Ratumacos, from Gaulish magos, from Proto-Celtic magos, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.

Rotomagus (Latin): The chief city of the Veliocasses in Gallia Lugdunensis, now Rouen

Definitions

  1. The chief city of the Veliocasses in Gallia Lugdunensis, now Rouen

Ancestry of “Rotomagus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GaulishRatumacos—
2Gaulishmagosfield
3Proto-Celticmagosplain, field
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great

Words derived from “Rotomagus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic magos →Every word from Gaulish magos →