Etymology

Newlyn

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Today it means: A coastal village and harbour in Penzance parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4628). Full definition →

Cornish Lulynn ← Old Cornish *lin ← Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn
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The story

  1. Proto-Celtic · derived from*lindom
  2. Proto-Brythonic · derived from*llɨnn
  3. Old Cornish · derived from*lin
  4. Cornish · derived fromLulynn
  5. English todayNewlyn

Anglicized form of Cornish Lulynn, a toponym composed of the elements lu (“fleet”) + lynn (“pool”), from Old Cornish *lin, from Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn, from Proto-Celtic *lindom.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Brythonic*llɨnn all →

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