Borbetomagus
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Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a Gaulish name of uncertain origin, but generally taken to refer to the Celtic god Borvo or to a river, spring, or other waters named for him + Proto-Celtic *magos (“field, plain”).
Proper noun[edit]
Borbetomagus
- Synonym of Vormatia, Worms (a city in Germany), (historical) the largest city of the Vangionēs.
Derived terms[edit]
- Vormatia (?)
References[edit]
- (Borbi-) Borbetomagus (Borbi-) in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 224/3.