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… Or actually this Paris Paris. It was a small settlement that was founded in the XNUMXrd century BC on a muddy islet surrounded by the waters of the Seine. The settlement was founded by a small, Celtic tribe of Paris. The muddy nature of the island was less important to them than the safety guaranteed by the river waters surrounding the island wide.
When the Romans came here in 52 BC, they saw exactly what I just described, that is: an island, a mud and a settlement. The place quickly became known as the "Mud of Paris," which in Latin sounded exactly: Paris Paris.
Z czasem nazwa ulegała naturalnemu skróceniu, aż w