Reconstruction:Latin/Ladenses

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

Probably adapted from a river-name derived Proto-Celtic *lāt- (“heat, ardour”).

Proper noun

*Lādēnsēs m pl (oblique *Lādēnsēs or *Lādēnsīs); third declension

1. Leeds, West Yorkshire

Descendants

• Vulgar Latin: *Lǭtẹses (British)
  • → Old English: Loidis
    • English: Leeds

References

• Alan James - Brittonic Language in the Old North