Where does “elvețian” come from?

elvețian (Romanian) comes from Romanian Elveția, from Greek Ελβετία, from Latin Helvetia, from Latin helvetius, from Gaulish etu- — terrain, grassland.

elvețian (Romanian): Swiss

Definitions

  1. Swiss

Ancestry of “elvețian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianElveția
2GreekΕλβετία
3LatinHelvetiaSwitzerland
4Latinhelvetiusof or pertaining to the Helvetii; Helvetian
5Gaulishetu-terrain, grassland

Words derived from “elvețian

Every word from Gaulish etu-Every word from Latin helvetiusEvery word from Latin Helvetia
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