Where does “Helvècia” come from?

Helvècia (Catalan) comes from Latin Helvetia, from Latin helvetius, from Gaulish etu- — terrain, grassland.

Helvècia (Catalan): Helvetia

Definitions

  1. Helvetia

Ancestry of “Helvècia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinHelvetiaSwitzerland
2Latinhelvetiusof or pertaining to the Helvetii; Helvetian
3Gaulishetu-terrain, grassland
Every word from Gaulish etu- →Every word from Latin helvetius →Every word from Latin Helvetia →