English
Gwent
Gwent comes from Old Welsh Guent, and goes back to Latin Venta Silurum.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEVenta Silurum
- Old Welshc. 800–1150Guent
- Welshc. 1500–presentGwent
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEVenta Silurum
- Old Welshc. 800–1150Guent
- Welshc. 1500–presentGwent
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Latin Venta Silurum
Today it means
name A historical kingdom of Wales, in the south of the country.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin Venta Silurum / Gwent