Evaluation of four previously proposed etymologies for London: 1) British Celtic *Lŏndŏniŏ-n < Proto-Indo-European *Lŏndʱ-ŏn-iŏ-m ‘(Place) of the Active Ones’, 2) Pre-Celtic *Lōndĭniŏ- / *Lōndŏniŏ- ‘(Place) of Mud’, 3) British Celtic Lōnĭdŏniŏ-n < Old European *Plŏu-nĭd-ŏn-iŏ-m ‘(Place) on the River that Requires Boat Transport to Cross it’, 4) British Celtic *Lōndŏniŏ- / *Lōndĭniŏ-n < Proto-Indo-European *Plĕ́ud-n-ŏn-iŏ-m / *Plĕ́ud-n-ĕn-iŏ-m ‘(Place) at the Navigable or Unfordable River’

L’origine del nome di Londra

BORGHI, GUIDO GIOVANNI;
2014-01-01

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Evaluation of four previously proposed etymologies for London: 1) British Celtic *Lŏndŏniŏ-n < Proto-Indo-European *Lŏndʱ-ŏn-iŏ-m ‘(Place) of the Active Ones’, 2) Pre-Celtic *Lōndĭniŏ- / *Lōndŏniŏ- ‘(Place) of Mud’, 3) British Celtic Lōnĭdŏniŏ-n < Old European *Plŏu-nĭd-ŏn-iŏ-m ‘(Place) on the River that Requires Boat Transport to Cross it’, 4) British Celtic *Lōndŏniŏ- / *Lōndĭniŏ-n < Proto-Indo-European *Plĕ́ud-n-ŏn-iŏ-m / *Plĕ́ud-n-ĕn-iŏ-m ‘(Place) at the Navigable or Unfordable River’
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