English
Vercingetorix
Vercingetorix comes from Latin Vercingetorix, and goes back to Gaulish *Werkingetorīx.
- Gaulishc. 500 BCE–500 CE*Werkingetorīxliterally ‘super-warrior-king, king of super-warriors’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEVercingetorix
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Gaulishc. 500 BCE–500 CE*Werkingetorīxliterally ‘super-warrior-king, king of super-warriors’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEVercingetorix
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Gaulish *Werkingetorīx
Today it means
name 72 BCE–46 BCE, the chieftain of the Arverni, leader of the great Gallic revolt against the Romans in 53–52 BCE.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Gaulish *Werkingetorīx / Vercingetorix