Where does “Viena” come from?
Viena (Romanian) comes from Italian Vienna, from Latin Vindobona, from Gaulish *Windobona.
Ancestry of “Viena”, step by step
Viena traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian Vienna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | Vienna | — |
| 2 | Latin | Vindobona | — |
| 3 | Gaulish | *Windobona | — |
via French Vienne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Vienne | Vienna |