Gaule

Significado (Inglés)

Gaul (a historical region of Western Europe referring to areas occupied by Celts during Roman times, roughly corresponding to modern France, Luxembourg, Belgium, most of Switzerland, and parts of Northern Italy (Lombardy), the Netherlands, and Germany west of the Rhine)

Conceptos

Galia

galo

Sinónimos

gaulois

grenouille

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Traducciones

Gaul

Gallien

Gallië

Gallia

Gàl·lia

Gallia

Gália

Γαλατία

Galya

Gàllia

Galya

gal

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ɡol/

Etimología (Inglés)

Heredado de francés medio: Gaule

Heredado de francés antiguo: Gaule

Cognado con alto alemán antiguo: Walh

Cognado con inglés antiguo: wealh

Cognado con nórdico antiguo: Valir

Cognado con latín: Gallia

In summary

Inherited from Middle French Gaule, from Old French Gaule, Waulle (“Gaul”), from Frankish *Walhaland (“Gaul”, literally “land of the Romans or foreigners”).
Cognate with Old High German Walh, Walah (“Celt, Roman, Gaul”), Old English wealh, walh (“a non-germanic foreigner, Celt”), Old Norse Valir (“Gauls, Frenchmen”). More at Wales, Cornwall, Walloon.
Despite their similar appearance, Latin Gallia is not the origin of French Gaule. During the evolution from Latin to French, stressed initial /ˈɡa-/ yielded /dʒa/ > /ʒa/ (cf. Latin gamba > French jambe), while unstressed final /-lia/ yielded /ʎə/ > /j/ (cf. Latin filia > French fille). Thus, the regular outcome of Latin Gallia is /ʒaj/ ⟨Jaille⟩, which is attested in several French toponyms: La Jaille-Yvon, Saint-Mars-la-Jaille, etc.