"Alverne" meaning in Middle English

See Alverne in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /alˈvɛrn(ə)/, /ˈalvɛrn(ə)/ (note: from earlier Old French Alvergne), /au̯ˈvɛrn(ə)/, /ˈau̯vɛrn(ə)/ (note: from later Old French and Middle French Auvergne) Forms: Auverne [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Gaulishbor. Latin Arvernus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Medieval Latin Arvernia Old French Alvergnebor. Middle English Alverne Borrowed from Old French Alvergne, Auvergne, from Medieval Latin Arvernia. Etymology templates: {{ety|enm|:bor|fro:Alvergne<ety:inh<la-med:Arvernia>>|tree=1}} Etymology tree Gaulishbor. Latin Arvernus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Medieval Latin Arvernia Old French Alvergnebor. Middle English Alverne [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "Arvern", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "lang_name" : "Gaulish", "status" : "ok", "children" : [ ], "lang" : "cel-gau" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "Arvernus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "id" : "abstract noun", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "suffix forming adjectives", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "suffix forming adjectives", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-ijos", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-(i)yós", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yós", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ios", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old Latin", "term" : "-ios", "lang" : "itc-ola" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ia", "lang" : "la", "pos" : "suffix forming country names" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Medieval Latin", "term" : "Arvernia", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-med" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "Alvergne", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "Alverne", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }" data-lang="enm" data-title="Alverne">, {{bor+|enm|fro|Alvergne}} Borrowed from Old French Alvergne, {{der|enm|la-med|Arvernia}} Medieval Latin Arvernia Head templates: {{head|enm|proper noun||{{{1}}}||{{{gen}}}||||{{{gen_pl}}}|g=|head=}} Alverne, {{enm-proper noun}} Alverne
  1. Auvergne (a historical region and former province of France) Categories (place): Places in France
    Sense id: en-Alverne-enm-name-OOsUsxt1 Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymology trees, Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Former political divisions, Geographic and cultural areas of France

Alternative forms

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