Vannes
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Vannes
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town
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The Roman name was Latin Veneti, a Gaulish/Celtic tribe whose name likely shares a Proto-Indo-European origin with other similar sounding tribes, from Proto-Celtic *wenyā (“kindred, family”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive”). More at Veneti.
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Vannes ?
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- Whatmough, Joshua (2015): The Foundations of Roman Italy