Where does “Gallicia” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Gallicia”, step by step

Gallicia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Gallaecia

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

via Classical Latin Gallaecia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical LatinGallaecia—
2Classical LatinGallaecī—

Words derived from “Gallicia”

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