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> Paris is a muddy village https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutetia#Etymology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutetia#Etymology

• gpvos 9y ago
  Would the old Celtic root luto-/luteuo- (marsh, swamp) mentioned there be related to Latin lutum (mud, loam, sand, dust)?
  • jxub 9y ago
    In Spanish lodo is mud, it looks more similar to the Celtic word to me. Interesting.
    • henriquemaia 9y ago
      Well, in tandem with Spanish, we also say it like that in Portuguese. But I always take it to mean sludge, not just any mud. For plain mud, we use the more common word lama.