Helvetii

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Helvetii

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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”).

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

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name Gallic tribe

Español	Helvecios
Français	Helvètes
Deutsch	Helvetier
Italiano	Elvezi

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@misc{helvetii_2026,
  title = {Helvetii},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/helvetii},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}