Gascognian
/ɡæsˈkɒn.i.ən/noun
Of or relating to Gascony, a historical region in southwest France.
Did you know?The name ultimately traces back to the ancient Vascones, the same people behind the name of the Basques, so a regional adjective in English preserves an old ethnonym from pre-Roman Iberia.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Roman era
Latin
Vascones
“The Vascones, an ancient people of the western Pyrenees.”
Late Latin
Latin
Vasconia
“The land of the Vascones.”
Old French
Old French
Gascogne
“Gascony, the region in southwest France.”
Middle English
English
Gascoigne
“A person from Gascony; Gascon.”
Modern English
English
Gascognian
“Relating to Gascony or its people.”