Where does “Gallicia” come from?
Gallicia (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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Gallaecia | — |
| 2 | Latin | Gallaeci | a tribe in the region; a Celtic tribe in the... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | kallī | grove, forest |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₂- | to beat; to break |
via Old East Slavic Галичь
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | Галичь | Halych, a town in Ukraine |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | galica | Alternative form of *galъka |
Words derived from “Gallicia”