Talk:Nicosia

Etymology

The previous entry claimed the Old French was a corruption and had the unsourced note

For a similar Old French corruption of initial {{IPAchar|/l/}}, see {{noncog|fr|niveau}} (from a masculinized derivative of {{noncog|la|lībella}}).

That's possible, although it should be cited. Writing at length on the etymology of Limassol and Nicosia, though, George Hill (1939) points out that the argument for a l→n shift by the new Crusader landlords seems to entirely ignore that Limassol went the other way and the numerous other examples of /l/ and /n/ interchangeability by the locals going back to Phoenician. Seems more like a folk etym. pending more thorough sourcing. — LlywelynII 12:09, 7 February 2024 (UTC)