Winchester

The story

1. Latin · derived fromcastra“camp”
2. Old English · derived fromċeaster
3. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*h₁wen-“place (?)”
4. Proto-Celtic · derived from*wentā“town, place”
5. Latin · derived fromVenta Belgārum
6. Old English · inherited fromWintanċeaster
7. Middle English · inherited fromWynchester
8. English todayWinchester

From Middle English Wynchester, Winchestre, from Old English Wintanċeaster, from Latin Venta Belgārum (literally “Venta of the Belgae”), perhaps ultimately from Proto-Celtic *wentā (“town, place”), Proto-Indo-European *h₁wen- (“place (?)”) + Old English ċeaster, from Latin castra (“camp”). The bottle is named for the former customary units of the English city. The rifle is named after American businessman Oliver Winchester (1810–1880). The computer disk is named for the rifle.

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