Volcae.
A Gallic tribal confederation of Gallia Narbonensis whose chief towns were Nemausus and Tolosa.
Meaning & usage
A Gallic tribal confederation of Gallia Narbonensis whose chief towns were Nemausus and Tolosa.
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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