lieue
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French lieue.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lieue f (plural lieues)
- (historical) league (distance)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “lieue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin leuca, leuga (“the Gaulish mile”), from Gaulish,[1] from Proto-Celtic *lougā (compare Middle Breton leau, lew, Breton lev / leo (“league”)).[2]
Noun edit
lieue f (plural lieues)
- league (distance)
References edit
- ^ Blažek, Václav (2008) “Gaulish Language”, in Studia minora Facultatis philosophicae Universitatis Brunensis, number 13, Sborníku prací filozofické fakulty brněnské univerzity, page 49
- ^ Koch, John (2004) English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies