出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2024/07/24 20:56 UTC 版)
From Latin Helvetii, from a Celtic name. First element from Proto-Celtic *ɸelus (“many”), from Proto-Indo-European *pélh₁us (“many”); second element said to be from Celtic root *ɸētu (“grassland, terrain”), which shares an origin with Old Irish íath (“grassland, territory”).
Helvetii pl
Helvētiī m pl (genitive Helvētiōrum); second declension
Second-declension noun, plural only.
Helvētiī
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/05/19 11:04 UTC 版)
The Helvetii were a Celtic tribe or tribal confederation occupying most of the Swiss plateau at the time of their contact with the Roman Republic in the 1st century BC. According to Julius Caesar, the Helvetians were divided into four subgroups or pagi. Of these Caesar only names the Verbigeni and the Tigurini, while Poseidonios mentions the Tigurini and the Toygenoi (Τωυγενοί). They feature prominently in the Commentaries on the Gallic War, with their failed migration attempt to southwestern Gaul (58 BC) serving as a catalyst for Caesar's conquest of Gaul.