Etymology

Belgian

Bel·gian
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Today it means: A person from Belgium or of Belgian descent. Full definition →

English Belgium ← Latin Belgium ← Proto-Celtic *belgos
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰelǵʰ-?
  2. Proto-Celtic*belgos
  3. LatinBelgae
  4. Latinbelgicus
  5. LatinGallus
  6. LatinGallia
  7. LatinBelgica
  8. LatinGallia Belgicaellip.
  9. LatinBelgica
  10. LatinBelgium
  11. EnglishBelgium
  12. English todayBelgian

From Belgium + -an.

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