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Where does “Helvétius” come from?

Helvétius (French) comes from Latin helvetius, from Gaulish etu- — terrain, grassland.

Ancestry of “Helvétius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhelvetius—
2Gaulishetu-terrain, grassland

Words derived from “Helvétius”

  • Helvétius
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