English
Segovia
Segovia comes from Celtiberian Segouia, and goes back to Proto-Celtic *segos ‘victory’.
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*segos‘victory’root as named · steps between not traced
- CeltiberianmodernSegouia
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CESegovia
- Spanishc. 1500–presentsame form
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*segos‘victory’root as named · steps between not traced
- CeltiberianmodernSegouia
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CESegovia
- Spanishc. 1500–presentsame form
- Englishtodaysame form
The story
Related city names include Segeda and Segontia.
Every English word from Proto-Celtic *segos
Today it means
name A city in Castile and León, Spain.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Celtic *segos / Segovia