Etymology

Belgie

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Today it means: A Belgian. Full definition →

English Belg(ian) ← 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. EnglishBelg(ian)
  13. English todayBelgie

From Belg(ian) + -ie.

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