Etymology

nemeton

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Today it means: A sacred grove in ancient Celtic religion. Full definition →

Gaulish νεμητον ← Proto-Celtic *nemetom
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The story

  1. Proto-Celtic · derived from*nemetom
  2. Gaulish · borrowed fromνεμητον
  3. English todaynemeton

Borrowed from Gaulish νεμητον (nemēton), from Proto-Celtic *nemetom.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Celtic*nemetom all →

Nanterre

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