Etymology

Rennes

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Today it means: The capital city of Ille-et-Vilaine department, France; the capital city of the region of Brittany. Full definition →

French Rennes ← Old French Resnes ← Latin Rēdonēs
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  1. Latin · derived fromRēdonēs
  2. Old French · derived fromResnes
  3. French · borrowed fromRennes
  4. English todayRennes

From French Rennes, from Old French Resnes, Rednes, from Latin Rēdonēs. Doublet of Redones.

Words from the same roots

LatinRēdonēs all →

Redones

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