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Where does “Druidae” come from?

Druidae (Latin) comes from Gaulish Druides, from Proto-Celtic druwits, from Proto-Indo-European dóru, from Proto-Indo-European drew- — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.

Ancestry of “Druidae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GaulishDruides—
2Proto-Celticdruwitsdruid
3Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
4Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree

Words derived from “Druidae”

  • druida
  • druidismo
  • druida
  • druida
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