Where does “druide” come from?
druide (Old French) comes from Latin Druidae, 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 “druide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Druidae | — |
| 2 | Gaulish | Druides | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | druwits | druid |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |
Words derived from “druide”