Loire
The origin and history of Loire.
Etymology
From Latin Liger, borrowed from a Gaulish river name meaning roughly "silt" or "sediment" — the same root gives English the word "lees."
The origin and history of Loire.
From Latin Liger, borrowed from a Gaulish river name meaning roughly "silt" or "sediment" — the same root gives English the word "lees."
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