Pre-roman roots of false zootoponyms in the province of Cáceres
Abstract
This paper focuses on the linguistic analysis of various place names, mostly villages in the province of Cáceres, whose names apparently appear as obvious zootoponyms, but whose authentic etymology is obscurer and dates back to very ancient roots, all pre-Roman, that are not related to the animals that supposedly give names to these towns. Following this etymological analysis, the study will go beyond the province of Cáceres and will be extended to other similar place names, both Spanish and European, especially French.
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