English
Leeds
Leeds comes from Old English Loidis, and goes back to Latin *Lādenses.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CE*Lādensesreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Loidis
- Englishearliest quotation 2018Leeds
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CE*Lādensesreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Loidis
- Englishearliest quotation 2018Leeds
Earliest quotation: 2018, Jordan Burling death: Teen had 'lowest BMI doctor had seen': “An emaciated 18-year-old man who died in his Leeds…”
Every English word from Latin *Lādenses
Today it means
name A large city and metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin *Lādenses / Leeds