Vannes

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See also: vannes and vannés

English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

French Vannes

Proper noun[edit]

Vannes

  1. A town, the capital of the Morbihan department, Brittany, France.

Translations[edit]

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

The Roman name was Latin Veneti, a Gaulish/Celtic tribe whose name likely shares a Proto-Indo-European origin with other similar sounding tribes, from Proto-Celtic *wenyā (kindred, family), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (to strive). More at Veneti.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /van/
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Proper noun[edit]

Vannes ?

  1. Vannes

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Whatmough, Joshua (2015): The Foundations of Roman Italy