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Guyenne

Today it means: A former duchy in the kingdom of France, covering northern Aquitaine. Full definition →

French Guyenne ← Old French Guyenne ← Latin Aquītānia

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Latin · derived fromAquītānia
Old French · derived fromGuyenne
French · derived fromGuyenne
English todayGuyenne

From French Guyenne, from Old French Guyenne, Guienne, Aguyenne, from Latin Aquītānia. Doublet of Aquitaine.

Words from the same roots

LatinAquītānia all →

AquitaineAquitania

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.