Gallia
/ˈɡæl.i.ə/noun
The Latin name for Gaul, the region of Western Europe inhabited by the Gauls.
Did you know?The Latin Gallia is the source of English Gaul and Gallic, and its deeper origin is ultimately tied to the name Romans used for the Celtic peoples of that region.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Latin
Latin
Gallia
“Gaul, the territory of the Gauls”
Ancient Latin
Latin
Gallus
“a Gaul; later also a rooster”
Proto-Celtic
PCelt
*galatis
“a Gaul, a Celt”
Ancient Greek
Greek
Γαλάτης (Galátēs)
“a Gaul, a Galatian”
Modern English
English
Gaul
“the ancient region of Western Europe”