Etymology

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Today it means: A city, the capital of Maine-et-Loire department, Pays de la Loire, France. Full definition →

Middle English Angers ← Old French Angiers ← Latin Andecāvis
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  1. Latin · derived fromAndecāvis
  2. Old French · derived fromAngiers
  3. Middle English · inherited fromAngers
  4. English todayAngers

Inherited from Middle English Angers, from Old French Angiers, from Latin Andecāvis or Andecāvōrum; the usual modern pronunciation is a refashioning after modern French Angers.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.