Latin Influence
Because of its interaction with the Romance dialects of pre-Germanic inhabitants, some Latin language influence may be seen in Bavarian's morphology and lexicon. Examples of Latinate vocabulary include Semmel or Semmi (bread roll) from the Latin simila "wheat flour", Gaudi (fun, joy) from the Latin gaudium and toponyms like Regensburg (Castra Regina), Passau (Castra Batavia), Wels (Ovilava), Linz (Lentia), Wien (Vindobona).
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