Caen.
Caen (a city and commune, the prefecture of the department of Calvados, France)
Meaning & usage
Caen (a city and commune, the prefecture of the department of Calvados, France)
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old French Caem, Cahom, likely inherited from Latin *Catumagus, from Gaulish *catu-, a word used to describe military activity (see Proto-Celtic *katus), + *magos (“field”).
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