Meanings
proper noun
- A city in Hauts-de-Seine department, Île-de-France, France.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰwṓr
- Gaulish*durom“door”
- Proto-Celtic*nemetom“sanctuary”
- LatinNemetodurum
- Old FrenchNantuerre
- FrenchNanterre
- EnglishNanterre
Borrowed from French Nanterre, from Old French Nantuerre, Latin Nemetodurum, from Proto-Celtic *nemetom (“sanctuary”) and Gaulish *durom (“door”), from Proto-Celtic *dwār, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwṓr.
More words from French, Old French, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic نانتير
- نانتيرcity in Île-de-France
French Nanterre
- Nanterrecity in Île-de-France
German Nanterre
- Nanterrecity in Île-de-France
Italian Nanterre
- Nanterrecity in Île-de-France
Japanese ナンテール
- ナンテール (Nantēru)city in Île-de-France
Russian Нантер
- Нантер (Nanter)city in Île-de-France
Spanish Nanterre
- Nanterrecity in Île-de-France
Cite this entry
APA
Nanterre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nanterre
MLA
“Nanterre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nanterre. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nanterre,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nanterre.
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