Etymology

Wasteneys

Was·ten·eys
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Today it means: A surname from French. Full definition →

Anglo-Norman Wasteneys ← Medieval Latin Wastinensis ← Old French wastine
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The story

  1. Latin · derived from-ensis
  2. Old French · derived fromwastine
  3. Medieval Latin · derived fromWastinensis
  4. Anglo-Norman · borrowed fromWasteneys
  5. English todayWasteneys

From Anglo-Norman Wasteneys, from Medieval Latin Wastinensis, from Old French wastine+Latin -ensis. From the rural wastes between the Seine and the Loire during the Frankish Kingdom. Compare French Gâtinais.

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