Aveyron
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English
Etymology
Proper noun
Aveyron
- A department of Occitania, France. Capital: Rodez (INSEE code 12).
- A right tributary of the Tarn in the departments of Aveyron, Tarn and Tarn-et-Garonne, Occitania, France.
Translations
department
French
Etymology
Named after the Arve River, of uncertain origin, possibly a Celtic name from Proto-Celtic *garwos (“violent, rough, bumpy”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (“to bristle”). Compare Welsh garw (“rough, bumpy”) and Irish garbh.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Aveyron m
- Aveyron (a department of Occitania, France)
- Aveyron (a right tributary of the Tarn in the departments of Aveyron, Tarn and Tarn-et-Garonne, Occitania, France)
Derived terms
References
- Chambers, William (1882): Chambers's Etymological Dictionary of the English Language