Etymology

Limoges

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Today it means: A city, the capital of Haute-Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, formerly the capital of the old Limousin region. Full definition →

French Limoges ← Latin Lemovices
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  1. Latin · derived fromLemovices
  2. French · borrowed fromLimoges
  3. English todayLimoges

Borrowed from French Limoges, from Latin Lemovices (adjective Lemovicinus), name of a Gaulish tribe in central France, most likely a reference to their elm bows and spears; of same ultimate origin as elm.

Words from the same roots

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limousine

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