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Langobard

lan·go·bard

uncommon

noun

1.

a member of a Germanic people who invaded northern Italy in the 6th century

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Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin langobardus (“a Lombard”), from Lombardic *langbart, from Proto-Germanic *langabardaz, derived from the elements *langaz (“long”) + *bardaz (“beard”). Doublet of Lombard.

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