Where does “Eilvéis” come from?

Eilvéis (Irish) comes from Latin Helvetia, from Latin helvetius, from Gaulish etu- — terrain, grassland.

Eilvéis (Irish): Switzerland

Definitions

  1. Switzerland

Ancestry of “Eilvéis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinHelvetiaSwitzerland
2Latinhelvetiusof or pertaining to the Helvetii; Helvetian
3Gaulishetu-terrain, grassland
Every word from Gaulish etu- →Every word from Latin helvetius →Every word from Latin Helvetia →