helvetian








adjective

  1. of or relating to Helvetia or the Helvetii.
  2. Swiss.

noun

  1. one of the Helvetii.
  2. a Swiss.

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Helvetii
  2. another word for Swiss

noun

  1. a native or citizen of Switzerland
  2. a member of the Helvetii
adj.

“Swiss,” 1550s, from Helvetia terra, Medieval Latin name of Switzerland, from Latin Helvetius “pertaining to the Helvetii,” a Celtic people of ancient Gallia Lugdunensis.

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