Etymology

Caen

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Today it means: A city in Calvados department, Normandy, France. Full definition →

Middle English Caen ← Old French Caem ← Latin *Catumagus
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  1. Latin · derived from*Catumagus
  2. Old French · derived fromCaem
  3. Middle English · inherited fromCaen
  4. English todayCaen

Inherited from Middle English Caen, Cane, Cadomy, from Old French Caem, Cahom, likely from Latin *Catumagus; the modern pronunciation is a refashioning after modern French Caen.

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