Etymology

Anjou

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Today it means: A type of green-skinned pear. Full definition →

Middle English Anjow ← Old English Anġeow ← Old French Anjou
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromAndecāvum
  2. Old French · derived fromAnjou
  3. Old English · inherited fromAnġeow
  4. Middle English · inherited fromAnjow
  5. English todayAnjou

Inherited from Middle English Anjow, from Old English Anġeow, from Old French Anjou, from Latin Andecāvum, Andegāvum; compare Angers and obsolete Anjoy; the modern pronunciation is a refashioning after modern French Anjou.

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