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Galician comes from English Galicia ‘region in northwest Spain’.
- English1500–presentGalicia‘region in northwest Spain’
- Englishearliest quotation 1925Galician
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- English1500–presentGalicia‘region in northwest Spain’
- Englishearliest quotation 1925Galician
Earliest quotation: 1925, – 1926 May, (please specify the chapter number): “I have been asked over by Dr. Maupuis of…”
A compound of Galicia ‘region in northwest Spain’ + -an
Every English word from English Galicia
Today it means
adj Of, from or relating to Galicia, Spain.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English Galicia / Galician