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The tribe living there was the Parisii( in Latin). Thus the place became known as Lutetia Parisiorum - Lutetia of the Parisii. There is a general tendency for people to use only the latter half of a two-word place name, and that's what happened here.

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What European capital used to be called Lutetia?

Paris in france


What did lutetia mean in English?

Lutetia was the Latin name for the city known today as Paris.


Which capital city was known to the Romans as lutetia?

Lutetia was a pre-Roman Gallic town. The Romans called it Lutetia Parisiorum. This town was the "ancestor" of present-day Paris.


What is the former name of Paris?

The Galic (and later also used by the Romans) name of Paris was Lutetia.


What was Paris called before it was called Paris?

Paris was called Lutetia by the Romans. It took the name Paris between the year 400 to 500 after the local Gaulish tribe of the Parisii.


Lutetia named by the Romans as what?

The Roman town Lutetia was the forerunner of Paris, France.


Who named the city Paris?

Indirectly, Julius Caesar. The town was called LUTETIA and was occupied by a tribe whose (latinised) name was the PARISII. Caesar therefore called the place LUTETIA PARISIORUM (Lutetia of the Parisii), and down the centuries the first part dropped away.


What does lutetia mean?

The original meaning was swamp or mud-flat. Lutetia was the first name for Paris.


Which European city has the ancient name of Lutetia?

Paris


What is the modern name for lutetia parisiorum?

Paris France


What is Paris other name?

Lutèce (in French)or, Lutetia (in Latin)


In France which city was once known as lutece?

The city once known as Lutetia is modern-day Paris. This ancient settlement was inhabited by the Parisii tribe during the Roman period. The name was later Latinized to Lutetia and eventually evolved into Paris, which became the capital of France. Today, remnants of its Roman past can still be seen in various archaeological sites throughout the city.