Gallo-Romance

noun

Gal·​lo-Ro·​mance ˌga-lō-rō-ˈman(t)s 

-rə-;

-ˈrō-ˌman(t)s

: the Romance speech that developed out of the spoken Latin of Transalpine Gaul

Word History

Etymology

Gallo- "of Gaul or France" (from Latin Gallus "a gaul" + -o-) + romance entry 1, after French gallo-romain

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above