Vannes

See also: vannes and vannés

English

Etymology

French Vannes

Proper noun

Vannes

1. A town in the Morbihan département of Brittany, in France

Translations

town

• Breton: Gwened (br)
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• Latin: Dariorigum n

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French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /van/

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Proper noun

Vannes ?

1. Vannes

Related terms

• vannetais, Vannetais

References

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