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Volcae.

A Gallic tribal confederation of Gallia Narbonensis whose chief towns were Nemausus and Tolosa.

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[ˈwɔɫ.kae̯]Classical-Latin[ˈvɔl̠ʲ.t͡ʃe]
  1. A Gallic tribal confederation of Gallia Narbonensis whose chief towns were Nemausus and Tolosa.

    declension-1 · masculine · plural
Where this word comes from

Possibly from Proto-Celtic *wolkos (“hawk”) (cf. the personal names Gaulish Catuvolcus and Welsh Cadwalch (“Battle-hawk”)), or alternatively (but less likely) Proto-Celtic *ulkʷos (“wolf”), in turn from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos, as Caesar described the Celts having fought with huge dogs.

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