Etymology

Vienna

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Today it means: The capital and largest city of Austria. Full definition →

Medieval Latin Vienna ← German Wien ← Middle High German Wienne
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Vienna · proper noun1

  1. Vulgar Latin · derived from*Vedunia
  2. Proto-Celtic · derived from*widus“wood”
  3. Old High German · derived fromWienna
  4. Middle High German · derived fromWienne
  5. German · derived fromWien
  6. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromVienna
  7. English todayVienna

From Italian and Medieval Latin Vienna, from German Wien, Middle High German Wienne, and Old High German Wienna, probably from Proto-Celtic *widus (“wood”) or *weidus (“wild”) via unattested Vulgar Latin *Vedunia. Doublet of Wien.

Vienna · proper noun2

  1. Classical Latin · learned borrowing fromVienna
  2. English todayVienna

Learned borrowing from Classical Latin Vienna, further etymology uncertain. Doublet of Vienne.

Words from the same roots

GermanWien all →

Wien

Classical LatinVienna all →

Vienne

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.