Where does “galego” come from?

galego (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese galego, from Latin Gallaecus, from Latin Gallaecia, from Latin Gallaeci, from Proto-Celtic kallī, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

galego (Galician): Galician; a person from Galicia, or a person with...

Definitions

  1. Galician; a person from Galicia, or a person with...

Ancestry of “galego”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesegalego—
2LatinGallaecusAlternative form of gallaecus
3LatinGallaecia—
4LatinGallaecia tribe in the region; a Celtic tribe in the...
5Proto-Celtickallīgrove, forest
6Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

Words derived from “galego”

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