Etymology

Chenonceaux

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Today it means: A commune and town in Indre-et-Loire department, Centre-Val de Loire, France. Full definition →

French Chenonceaux ← Latin Cenoncellum
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  1. Latin · derived fromCenoncellum
  2. French · borrowed fromChenonceaux
  3. English todayChenonceaux

Borrowed from French Chenonceaux, from Chenonceau (from Latin Cenoncellum) + the patronymic suffix -x.

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