Etymograph

English

Helvetic

Helvetic comes from Latin Helvetii ‘the Helvetii’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEHelvetii‘the Helvetii’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEhelveticus
  3. EnglishtodayHelvetic

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEHelvetii‘the Helvetii’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEhelveticus
  3. EnglishtodayHelvetic

Every English word from Latin Helvetii

Today it means

adj Of or pertaining to the Helvetii, the ancient inhabitants of the Alps, now Switzerland, or to the modern states and inhabitant of the Alpine regions.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin Helvetii / Helvetic

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