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Where does “Londres” come from?

Londres (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin Londinium, from Proto-Celtic *Londinyom, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

Ancestry of “Londres”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinLondiniumLondon
2Proto-Celtic*Londinyom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

Words derived from “Londres”

  • Londres
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