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Where does “Angevin” come from?

Angevin (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin Andegavinus, from Latin Andegavum, from Latin Andecāvī, from Gaulish ande-.

Ancestry of “Angevin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval LatinAndegavinus—
2LatinAndegavum—
3LatinAndecāvī—
4Gaulishande-—

Words derived from “Angevin”

  • Anjou
  • Anjouan
  • Anjou
  • Anjou
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