Etymology

verdun

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French Verdun ← Latin Virodunum ← Proto-Celtic *wiros
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verdun · noun1

Named after the French town of Verdun.

Verdun · proper noun2

  1. Proto-Celtic · derived from*wiros“man”
  2. Latin · derived fromVirodunum
  3. French · derived fromVerdun
  4. English todayVerdun

From French Verdun, from Latin Virodunum, from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *wiros (“man”) + *dūnom (“fortress”), thus literally, “manly/powerful fortress”.

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