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Where does “druide” come from?

druide (French) comes from Old French druide, from Latin Druidae, from Gaulish Druides, from Proto-Celtic druwits, from Proto-Indo-European dóru, from Proto-Indo-European drew- — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.

druide (French): druid

Definitions

  1. druid

Ancestry of “druide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdruide—
2LatinDruidae—
3GaulishDruides—
4Proto-Celticdruwitsdruid
5Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
6Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree

Words derived from “druide”

  • Druid
  • druid
  • Druidical
  • druidic
  • Druidry
  • druidess
  • druidism
  • archdruid
  • druidically
  • druidcraft
  • druidish
  • neo-druidism
  • Neo-Druidry
  • archdruidess
  • neo-druid
  • druídico
  • druidismo
  • druida
  • druidique
  • druidisme
  • druidesse
  • 德魯伊
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