Where does “Vienna” come from?
Vienna (Latin) comes from Latin Vindobona, from Gaulish *Windobona.
Vienna (Latin): Vienna (now Vienne, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France), a city of the Allobroges in Gallia Narbonensis
Definitions
- Vienna (now Vienne, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France), a city of the Allobroges in Gallia Narbonensis
Ancestry of “Vienna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Vindobona | — |
| 2 | Gaulish | *Windobona | — |