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English
Etymology
From French Vannes.
Proper noun
Vannes
- A town, the capital of the Morbihan department, Brittany, France.
Translations
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, from Proto-Celtic *wenyā (“kindred, family”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive”). More at Veneti.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Vannes ?
- Vannes
References
- Whatmough, Joshua (2015): The Foundations of Roman Italy