Where does “Galiza” come from?

Galiza (Galician) comes from Old Occitan Galiza, from Late Latin Gallicia, from Latin Gallaecia, from Latin Gallaeci, from Proto-Celtic kallī, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

Galiza (Galician): the ancient Kingdom of Galicia

Definitions

  1. the ancient Kingdom of Galicia

Ancestry of “Galiza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old OccitanGaliza—
2Late LatinGallicia—
3LatinGallaecia—
4LatinGallaecia tribe in the region; a Celtic tribe in the...
5Proto-Celtickallīgrove, forest
6Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

Words derived from “Galiza”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kallī →Every word from Latin Gallaeci →