Etymology

Linz

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Today it means: The capital of, and largest city in, the state of Upper Austria, Austria, and the third-largest city in the country. Full definition →

Austrian German Linz ← Latin Lentia
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  1. Latin · derived fromLentia
  2. Austrian German · borrowed fromLinz
  3. English todayLinz

Austrian German Linz, from the Roman name, Latin Lentia.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.