Etymology

lyons

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Old French Lyons ← Latin Lugdūnum ← Celtic
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The story

  1. Proto-Celtic · derived from*Lugus
  2. Celtic · derived from
  3. Latin · derived fromLugdūnum“fort of Lug”
  4. Old French · derived fromLyons
  5. English todayLyons

From Old French Lyons (nominative of Lyon), from the Roman name, Latin Lugdūnum (“fort of Lug”), named after Lugus, a Celtic deity, from Proto-Celtic *Lugus.

Words from the same roots

LatinLugdūnum all →

lyon

Proto-Celtic*Lugus all →

lewislyonLugh

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