Etymology

Poitou

Poi·tou
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Today it means: A geographic region and former province of France, whose capital was Poitiers; now split between the administrative regions of Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Pays de la Loire. Full definition →

Latin Pictāvus
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  1. Latin · derived fromPictāvus
  2. English todayPoitou

Unadapted borrowing from French Poitou, ultimately from Latin Pictāvus, after the Pictones, the Gaulish tribe inhabiting the region.

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