louis

louis · noun¹

1. French · borrowed fromlouis
2. English todaylouis

Borrowed from French louis, from Louis, the name of the French kings who first issued these coins and whose images appeared on their obverses.

Louis · proper noun, noun²

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*hlūdaz“loud; famous”
2. Frankish · derived from*Hlūdawīg
3. Latin · derived fromLudovicus
4. Old French · derived fromLooïs
5. Middle French · derived fromLoïs
6. French · borrowed fromLouis
7. English todayLouis

From French Louis, from Middle French Loïs, Loïc, &c., from Old French Looïs, Luis, Lodhuvigs, Lodevis, Lodhwig, &c., from Latin Ludovicus, from Clodovicus, from Frankish *Hlūdawīg, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud; famous”) + *wīgą (“battle”). Doublet of Lewis (which is inherited since the Middle Ages) and, more remotely, Aloysius, Luis, Ludwig, Luigi, and Clovis.

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