Etymology

Poitevin

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Today it means: Of, from or relating to the region of Poitou in France. Full definition →

Late Latin pictāvīnus
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  1. Late Latin · derived frompictāvīnus
  2. English todayPoitevin

Unadapted borrowing from French poitevin, ultimately from Late Latin pictāvīnus, from Pictāvus (“Poitou”), of Gaulish origin. See Poitiers and Poitou.

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