Where does “lieue” come from?

lieue (Middle French) comes from Latin leuca, from Proto-Celtic *lougā.

lieue (Middle French): league

Definitions

  1. league

Ancestry of “lieue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinleucaleague, mile
2Proto-Celtic*lougā—

Words derived from “lieue”

Every word from Proto-Celtic *lougā →Every word from Latin leuca →