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
- Galician; a person from Galicia, or a person with...
Ancestry of “galego”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | galego | — |
| 2 | Latin | Gallaecus | Alternative form of gallaecus |
| 3 | Latin | Gallaecia | — |
| 4 | Latin | Gallaeci | a tribe in the region; a Celtic tribe in the... |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | kallī | grove, forest |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₂- | to beat; to break |
Words derived from “galego”