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Gal⋅lic

  [gal-ik]
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–adjective
1. pertaining to the Gauls or Gaul.
2. pertaining to the French or France.
Origin:
1665–75; < L Gallicus, equiv. to Gall(us) a Gaul + -icus -ic

Related forms:
Gal⋅li⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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Word Origin & History

Gallic 
1672, from L. Gallicus "pertaining to Gaul or the Gauls," from L. Gallia "Gaul" and Gallus "a Gaul" from a native Celtic name (see Gaelic), though some connect the word with prehistoric W.Gmc. *walkhoz "foreigners" (see Welsh). Originally used in Eng. rhetorically or mockingly for "French." Gallicism "French word or idiom" is from 1656.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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