Where does “Raetia” come from?
Raetia (English) comes from Latin Raetia, from Latin Raeti, from Proto-Celtic rait — highland.
Ancestry of “Raetia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | Raetia | the Rhetian Alps; old Roman province |
| 2 | Latin | Raeti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | rait | highland |