English
Villeneuve-Saint-Georges
Villeneuve-Saint-Georges comes from French Villeneuve-Saint-Georges.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentVilleneuve-Saint-Georges
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentVilleneuve-Saint-Georges
- Englishtodaysame form
A compound of Villeneuve + Georges ‘Saint George’
Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- ‘to make’
Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom ‘work’
Proto-Hellenic *wérgon ‘work’
Ancient Greek ἔργον ‘work’
Ancient Greek γεωργός ‘farmer’
Ancient Greek Γεώργιος
Latin Geōrgius
French Georges ‘Saint George’
The story
From French Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, from Villeneuve (literally “new town”) + saint Georges (‘Saint George’).
Every English word from French Villeneuve-Saint-Georges
Today it means
name A commune in Val-de-Marne department, Île-de-France, France, south-east of Paris.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French Villeneuve-Saint-Georges / Villeneuve-Saint-Georges