User talk:BrugesFR

Alameda
Whatever its Gothic predecessor meant, in Spanish and Portuguese álamo has always meant poplar. Likewise, alameda has always meant "a stand or grove of poplars". There's no reason whatsoever to assume that the "avenue" sense skipped the obvious Spanish and Portuguese meaning to derive directly from Gothic, which died out over a millennium ago. That would be like saying that a car park is a public garden for horse-drawn vehicles. Chuck Entz (talk) 05:58, 30 November 2019 (UTC)