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Where does “Gallois” come from?

Gallois (French) comes from French -ois, from Old French -ois, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti — to turn.

Gallois (French): Welshman

Definitions

  1. Welshman

Ancestry of “Gallois”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-oisUsed to form adjectives related to a particular...
2Old French-oisused to form nationalities; used to form names of...
3Latin-ensisOf or from
4Latinarvumfield; farm land
5Latincolō—
6Latinquelō—
7Proto-Italickʷelō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →