Etymology

London

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Today it means: The capital city of the United Kingdom; the capital city of England, within Greater London. Situated on the tidal River Thames in southeast England, with a metropolitan population of more than 13,000,000. Full definition →

Middle English Londoun ← Old English Lunden ← Latin Londiniumder.?
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  1. Proto-Celtic*Londinyomder.?
  2. LatinLondiniumder.?
  3. Old EnglishLunden
  4. Middle EnglishLondene
  5. Middle EnglishLondoun
  6. English todayLondon

From Middle English Londoun, from Old English Lunden, from Proto-Celtic via Latin Londinium – see for details. Doublet of Londinium.

Words from the same roots

LatinLondinium all →

LondiniumEast London

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