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Minius
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Latin
thumb|rio Minho
Etymology
la :bor qsb-ibe:-
From la qsb-ibe, from la cel -, either from la cel-pro *mino- smooth (compare cy mwyn, ga mín), from la ine-pro *mei- soft, smoothCurchin, Leonard A. (2008). "The toponyms of the Roman Galicia: New Study", Cuadernos de Estudios Gallegos, LV (121), pages 109-136. or from la ine-pro *mei- to go.Falileyev, Alexander (1997). Dictionary of Continental Celtic Place-Names, Aberystwyth University, s.v. Minius.
Possibly from la minium.
Proper noun
Minius<2>
A river in Gallaecia, now the Minho river
Declension
Minius<2>
Descendants
roa-opt Minho
osp
es Miño
References
la Rivers