Helvetic

English

Etymology

From Latin helveticus, from Helvetii (“the Helvetii”).

Adjective

Helvetic (comparative more Helvetic, superlative most Helvetic)

Of or pertaining to the Helvetii, the ancient inhabitants of the Alps, now Switzerland, or to the modern states and inhabitant of the Alpine regions.
the Helvetic confederacy

Helvetic states
Swiss

References

“Helvetic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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