Editing Metz (section)

== Etymology ==
In ancient times, the town was known as "city of [[Mediomatrici]]", being inhabited by the tribe of the same name.<ref name="etymology">Martin P. (2010) ''Metz, 2000 years of history.'' Eds. Serpenoise. {{ISBN|978-2-87692-845-9}} pp.&nbsp;8–9</ref> After its integration into the [[Roman Empire]], the city was called ''Divodurum Mediomatricum'', meaning Holy Village or Holy Fortress of the Mediomatrici,<ref>Toussaint M. (1948) Metz à l'époque gallo-romaine. Eds. Impr. P. Even. pp.&nbsp;21–22 {{in lang|fr}}</ref> then it was known as ''Mediomatrix''.<ref name="etymology" /> During the 5th century AD, the name evolved to "Mettis", which gave rise to the current spelling, Metz,<ref name="etymology" /> but also spellings such as ''Mès'', which are no longer used, but reflect its actual pronunciation in French (like "mess").<ref name="Cent Nouvelles nouvelles">{{cite book |orig-date=1462 |location=France |date=1868 |publisher=Pierre Jannet |title=Cent Nouvelles nouvelles (Nouvelle 92)}}.</ref>