Helvetii

English Etymology From en la Helvetii, from a en cel - name. First element from en cel-pro *ɸelus many, from en ine-pro *pélh₁us many; second element said to be from Celtic root cel-pro *ɸeitu grassland, terrain, which shares an origin with sga íath grassland, territory. Proper noun en proper noun p en historical A Gallic tribe that occupied the plain of Switzerland. en Celtic tribes en Switzerland Translations Gallic tribe Czech: cs Helvéti m-p French: fr Helvètes m-p f-p Georgian: ka ჰელვეტები German: de Helvetier m Italian: it Elvezi m-p Latin: la Helvetii m-p Spanish: es Helvecios m-p References Xavier Delamarre, Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise (Éditions Errance, 2003), pp. 162 and 168. Latin Pronunciation Helvētiī Proper noun la: Helvētiī<2.pl> m A Gallic tribe of ancient Gaul Declension Helvētiī<2.pl> Adjective la adjective form Helvētiī la Helvētius nom//voc m p ; gen m//n s References la Tribes