Etymology

Gwent

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Today it means: A historical kingdom of Wales, in the south of the country. Full definition →

Welsh Gwent ← Old Welsh Guent ← Latin Venta Silurum
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  1. Latin · derived fromVenta Silurum
  2. Old Welsh · derived fromGuent
  3. Welsh · borrowed fromGwent
  4. English todayGwent

Borrowed from Welsh Gwent, from Old Welsh Guent, from Latin Venta Silurum, a Roman colony in Britannia.

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