Etymograph

English

Helvetios

Helvetios comes from Latin Helvētius ‘of or pertaining to the Helvetii’, from Gaulish elu ‘gain, prosperity’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₁u- ‘many’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pelh₁u-‘many’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*ɸelus‘much, many’reconstructed
  3. Gaulishc. 500 BCE–500 CEelu‘gain, prosperity’
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEHelvētiusas Helvētiōs‘of or pertaining to the Helvetii’
  5. EnglishtodayHelvetios

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pelh₁u-‘many’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*ɸelus‘much, many’reconstructed
  3. Gaulishc. 500 BCE–500 CEelu‘gain, prosperity’
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEHelvētiusas Helvētiōs‘of or pertaining to the Helvetii’
  5. EnglishtodayHelvetios

Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₁u-

Today it means

name 51 Pegasi, a Sun-like star in the Pegasus constellation.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pelh₁u- / Helvetios

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