Etymology

Leodensian

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Today it means: Someone from Leeds in northern England. Full definition →

Latin Loidēnsis ← Old English Loidis
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromLoidis“Leeds”
  2. Latin · derived fromLoidēnsis“of or from Leeds”
  3. English todayLeodensian

From Latin Loidēnsis (“of or from Leeds”), *Lādenses + -i- + -an, from Old English Loidis (“Leeds”).

Words from the same roots

Old EnglishLoidis all →

leeds

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