Gallo-Romance
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Gallo-Romance
Where it comes from
From Gallo- + Romance.
proper noun
- A language family, comprising Romance languages spoken in France, northern Italy and northern Spain. Specifically Walloon, Picard, Norman, French, Franco-Provençal, although broader definitions include Occitano-Romance, Rhaeto-Romance (Romansch, Ladin, Friulian) and/or Gallo-Italic (e.g. Lombard) languages This contact zone is characterized by numerous transitions and continuities. Gascon and Catalan form a transition between Ibero- and Gallo-Romance; Francoprovençal functions as a mediator between northern and southern Gallo-Romance; and the three dialect groups of Raeto-Romance constitute the transi
- The ancestor language of the Gallo-Romance languages. The first written document in Early Old French or Gallo-Romance appeared in 842 (Les serments de Strasbourg 'the Strassburg Oaths'), followed by short religious poems ca. 880.
adjective
- Of or relating to the Gallo-Romance language family or the Gallo-Romance languages.
Translations
Talk about this word "Gallo-Romance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gallo-romance. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Gallo-Romance. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gallo-romance "Gallo-Romance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gallo-romance.Cite this
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