Gallaeci.
A Celtic people of Hispania Tarraconensis, who dwelt in the northwestern part of the Iberian peninsula
Meaning & usage
A Celtic people of Hispania Tarraconensis, who dwelt in the northwestern part of the Iberian peninsula
Where this word comes from
From the endonym of a local Celtic tribe (compare Ancient Greek Καλλαϊκοί (Kallaïkoí)). Either from Proto-Celtic *kallī (“wood”) or from a descendant of Proto-Indo-European *kl̥H-ní-s (“hill”), from Proto-Indo-European *kelH- + a relational suffix *-aeco, of Lusitanian origin. Compare also Gallus, Gallia, and Portus Cale, whence Portugal. See also Gael, Galway.
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