Etymology Explorer › Ottoman Turkish

Where does “لوندره” come from?

لوندره (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Italian Londra, from French Londres, from Middle French Londres, from Old French Londres, from Old English Lunden, from Latin Londinium, from Proto-Celtic *Londinyom, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

Ancestry of “لوندره”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianLondra—
2FrenchLondres—
3Middle FrenchLondres—
4Old FrenchLondres—
5Old EnglishLundenLondon
6LatinLondiniumLondon
7Proto-Celtic*Londinyom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →