Etymology

Mainz

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Today it means: A city, the state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the River Rhine. Full definition →

German Mainz ← Latin Mogontiacum ← Celtic
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  1. Celtic · derived from
  2. Latin · derived fromMogontiacum
  3. German · borrowed fromMainz
  4. English todayMainz

Borrowed from German Mainz, from Latin Mogontiacum, from a Celtic language.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.