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Helvetii

Helvetii proper noun: a Gallic tribe that occupied the plain of Switzerland.

Proper noun

Helvetii pl

  1. (historical, plural) A Gallic tribe that occupied the plain of Switzerland.

Origin of Helvetii

From Latin Helvetii, from a Celtic name. First element from Proto-Celtic *ɸelus (“many”), from Proto-Indo-European *pélh₁us (“many”); second element said to be from Celtic root *ɸeitu (“grassland, terrain”), which shares an origin with Old Irish íath (“grassland, territory”).

Questions about Helvetii

What does Helvetii mean?
Helvetii means a Gallic tribe that occupied the plain of Switzerland.
What part of speech is Helvetii?
Helvetii is a proper noun.

Words near Helvetii in the dictionary

  1. Helvetica
  2. helveticin
  3. helveticins
  4. helveticoside
  5. helveticosol
  6. Helvetii
  7. Helvetios
  8. Helvetism
  9. Helvetisms
  10. helvetium
  11. Helveto-

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