Etymology

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Today it means: A large city and metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. Full definition →

Old English Loidis ← Latin *Lādenses ← Proto-Celtic *lāto
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The story

  1. Middle English · inherited fromHledes
  2. Proto-Celtic · derived from*lāto“rut, heat”
  3. Latin · derived from*Lādenses
  4. Old English · inherited fromLoidis
  5. English todayLeeds

* The large city in West Yorkshire is from Old English Loidis, from Latin *Lādenses, most likely based on an early river-name derived from Proto-Celtic *lāto (“rut, heat”) (cf. Welsh llawd (“heat, ardour”)). * The village in Kent is from Middle English Hledes, probably from a stream-name.

Words from the same roots

Old EnglishLoidis all →

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