Toponyms

Toponyms sorted by meaning and root.

luđđoves ‘herbs’

blust- ‘earache herb’?

bugío- ‘blue flower’

  • *Bugíoníacon(?) > Busnago

cano- ‘reed’

(Note: canauo- ‘young animal, wolf pup’ should be considered for some of these)

  • Cana (Ravenna cosmography)
  • Canauiacum > [Chènevières]()
  • *Canoníon, Canovíon > Conwy
  • Canonium > Canonio, Caunonio
  • Canouium > Conovio

cremo- ‘garlic’?

  • Cremōna > Crémone

cularo- ‘cucumber’

  • Cualro (Grenoble)
  • Cularonensis (Allobroges settlement)

glasto- ‘woad’

  • Glastonía (Glastonbury)

rati- ‘fern’

  • Ratiacum > Razac
  • Ραιτιαρία
  • Ratiaria
  • Ratiate > Rézé
  • Ratiatum > Retz

vidoves ‘trees’

aballo- ‘apple’

agranio- ‘blackthorn’

  • *Agraniono- > Aragnon > Ärnen, Ernen

bago- ‘beech’

  • Bagacum > Bavay, Beiach (forest in Switzerland)
  • Bagína > Beynes, Beine (note: could also be from the root *baua- ‘mud’)
  • Bagona > Bavona
  • Bagusta

balano- ‘broom’

betua- ‘birch’

  • Betua > Bipp
  • Betuacon > Bevaix
  • Betuía > Bès, Bez, Besse, Bessière
  • Betulletum > Le Biolet

Oak

cassano-

  • Cassanetum > Le Chanet, Chanoy
  • Cassania > Caisne, Le Quesne, Le Quesnel, Torquesne (‘chêne tordu’), Chasne, Chassagne(s), Chasseigne(s), Lacassagne
  • Cassanoíalon > Chasseneuil, Casseneuil, Cassagnoles, Cassuéjouls
  • Cassanomagos > Cassinomago > Chassenon

dervo-

  • Darentum > Darvoy
  • Dervanes > Terfens, Teruanes
  • Dervo- > Der, Derf
  • Derventon > Drevant
  • Derventíon > Derva, Derby, Derwent, Darent, Dart

tanno- ‘holm oak’

  • Tannetum > Taneto, Tannay
  • Tannoduron > Tannerre
  • Tannoíalon (Tannogilum, Tanogilensis) > Theneuil(le), Thénioux, Tanaüs
  • Tannucium > Tannus

colino- ‘holly?’

collo- ‘hazel’

  • Collíacum > Collex
  • Coslumnus > Coulon (Yonne)
  • Coslus > Coole

dagla ‘pine’

  • Daglono- > Daillon

eburo- ‘rowan?’

ivo- ‘yew’

  • Iuetum > Ivoy, Yvoy, Livoye

lemo- ‘elm’

  • Lemausum > Limours, Lemes, Limusa?
  • Lemincum > Leyment
  • Lemoialum > Limeil, Limeuil
  • Lemovices > Limoges
  • Limonum (Poitiers)

mel- ‘larch’

  • Molatíaco- > Mology
  • Melatíon(o)-, Molation(o)- > Moléson, Malison (Malsen-höfe)
  • Meletium > Melezo
  • Meletum > Meilly(-sur-Rouvres)

onno- ‘ash’

  • Onna
  • Onnacon > Onay, Aunat, Aunay(-en-Bazois), Onnex
  • Onníorix > Ognes, Ognon
  • Onnum

salic- ‘willow’

sapa- ‘fir’

  • *Sapauidia? > Sapaudia > Savoie
  • Saponis? (Ravenna, possibly typo of *Sapo ins(ula) ‘fir island’)

sparno- ‘thorn’

verna- ‘alder’

vitu- ‘willow?’

  • *Vitu-magos(?) (perh. *Vidu-magos) > Vidomnus > Vion
  • Vitudurum (Winterthur)
  • *Vituna > Vionna
  • *En Vitunai(?) > Evionna
  • *Vituo-magos(?) > Vions

vroica- ‘heather’

  • Vroica > *Bruca > Bruc, Bruch, Bruges
  • *Vroicaría > *Brucaría > Bruyère(s), Bruguière(s), Brière(s)