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Where does “Lindcoln” come from?

Lindcoln (Old English) comes from Latin Lindum, from Proto-Celtic lindos — lake, liquid; pool, lake.

Ancestry of “Lindcoln”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinLindum—
2Proto-Celticlindoslake, liquid; pool, lake

Words derived from “Lindcoln”

  • Lincoln
  • Lincolnian
  • Lincolnton
  • Lincolnesque
  • 林肯
  • リンカーン
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