English
Guyenne
Guyenne comes from Old French Guyenne, and goes back to Latin Aquītānia.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEAquītānia
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400Guyenne
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEAquītānia
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400Guyenne
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ ‘water’
through Latin aqua ‘water’
aquatic, aquarium, aqua, aqueous, eau, aqueduct, gouache, 6 more
Today it means
name A former duchy in the kingdom of France, covering northern Aquitaine.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin Aquītānia / Guyenne