Milano
/miˈlaːno/noun
Milan, the capital city of Lombardy in northern Italy.
Did you know?Milano goes back to the Roman name Mediolanum, which most scholars connect to a Celtic place-name meaning “in the middle of the plain” or “central settlement.”
Etymological Timeline
Pre-Roman era
Gaulish
Mediolanon
“A Celtic settlement name, likely referring to a central place in a plain or region”
1st Century BCE
Latin
Mediolanum
“The Roman name for Milan”
Late Latin
Latin
Mediolānum
“The established name of the city under Roman rule”
Middle Ages
Italian
Milano
“The Italian form of the city name”
Modern English
English
Milan
“The common English name of the Italian city”