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Where does “hipergaleguismo” come from?

hipergaleguismo (Galician) comes from Galician galeguismo, from Galician galego, 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.

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Ancestry of “hipergaleguismo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciangaleguismo—
2GaliciangalegoGalician; a person from Galicia, or a person with...
3Old Portuguesegalego—
4LatinGallaecusAlternative form of gallaecus
5LatinGallaecia—
6LatinGallaecia tribe in the region; a Celtic tribe in the...
7Proto-Celtickallīgrove, forest
8Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break
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