Etymograph

English

Nyon

Nyon comes from French Nyon, and goes back to Latin Noviodunum.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CENoviodunum
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentNyon
  3. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CENoviodunum
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentNyon
  3. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

name A municipality and district (Nyon District) in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin Noviodunum / Nyon