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Place Names coombe, comb; glen;

A lot of words from French originate from Gaulish (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_French_words_of_Gaulish_origin) alley (fr. aller, Fr, from Gaulish); embassy; basin; beak; bray; branch; brave; bruit; cabin; car; carpenter; change; chariot (from char); cavalier (from caballus); cowl (fr. Lat. cucullus, Gaulish cullo); cream; drab (dull colored cloths); drape, drapery; glaive (fr. gladius, Gaulish cladebos); glean; gob (mouth); gouge (chisel); javelin; lance; league; mantel (Gaulish mantlon); mine (Gaulish); mutton (mouton > Gaulish molton); palfrey; piece; quay; vassal; cruel (Gaulish crudis);

Californicus (talk) 01:12, 6 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]