Editing Arduinna (section)

==Etymology==

The name Arduinna derives from the [[Gaulish language|Gaulish]] ''arduo-'' meaning height.<ref>Delamarre, Xavier & Lambert, P. Y. (2003). ''Dictionnaire de la Langue Gauloise'' (Dictionary of the Gaulish Language). 2nd edition. Paris, Editions Errance. {{ISBN|2-87772-237-6}}, p.&nbsp;51).</ref>  Also Latin: ''Ardua-'' steep. It is also found in several placenames, such as the Ardennes Woods (''Arduenna silva'') and the [[Arden, Warwickshire|Forest of Arden]] in England, in personal names ''Arduunus'' and ''Arda'' — the latter from coinage of the [[Treveri]]<ref>''RIG''-4, 36-43</ref> — and the Galatian ''Αρδή''. The name ''Arduenna silva'' for "wooded heights" was applied to several forested mountains, not just the modern Ardennes: it is found in the départements of [[Haute-Loire]] and [[Puy-de-Dôme]] and in the French commune of [[Alleuze]].<ref>Delamarre (2003), pp.&nbsp;51–52.</ref>

It has also been suggested that the [[gemination]] ''-nn-'' is typical to a language of the [[Belgae]],<ref>e.g. M.Gysseling, De Vroegste geschiedenis van het Nederlands: een taalkundige benadering in ''Naamkunde'' '''2''', 1970, p157-180</ref> being different from Celtic and thus suggesting a ''[[Nordwestblock]]'' etymology, which, generally speaking, is also assumed to be closer to [[Germanic languages|Germanic]].{{citation needed|date=June 2016}}