Etymology

Lisieux

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Today it means: A commune in Calvados department, Normandy, France. Full definition →

French Lisieux ← Latin Lexoviī ← Proto-Celtic *lexsowiyos
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  1. Proto-Celtic · derived from*lexsowiyos“slanted, crippled”
  2. Latin · derived fromLexoviī
  3. French · borrowed fromLisieux
  4. English todayLisieux

From French Lisieux, from Latin Lexoviī, from Proto-Celtic *lexsowiyos (“slanted, crippled”) via Gaulish.

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