Etymology

Andorra

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Today it means: A microstate in Southern Europe, between Spain and France. Official name: Principality of Andorra. Capital and largest city: Andorra la Vella. Full definition →

Catalan Andorra ← Paleo-Hispanic ← Vasconic
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  1. Vasconic · derived from
  2. Paleo-Hispanic · derived from
  3. Catalan · borrowed fromAndorra
  4. English todayAndorra

Borrowed from Catalan Andorra, probably of Paleo-Hispanic or Vasconic origin. Compare Ancient Greek Ἀνδοσῖνοι (Andosînoi), the name of a tribe in Hispania Tarraconensis near the Pyrenees mentioned by Polybius.

First known use, by meaning

  • from later 16th c. A microstate in Southern Europe, between Spain and France. Official name: Principality of Andorra. Capital and largest city: Andorra la Vella.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.