Etymology

Exonian

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to Exeter. Full definition →

Medieval Latin Exonia
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  1. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromExonia
  2. English todayExonian

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Exonia, the Latin name for Exeter which appears in the Liber Exoniensis (1086), + -an. See its adjectival form Exoniensis.

Words from the same roots

Medieval LatinExonia all →

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