gallo-, Gall-

(Latin: of or pertaining to Gaul)

Gallic
Gallomania
An unreasoning attachment to France or French customs.
Gallophile
Gallophilia
Gallophobe
Gallophobia
An excessive fear of France or anything having to do with France including its language and its culture.
Gaul
A region which is now modern-day France and Northern Italy.

It apparently comes from the Germanic root meaning "foreigner, stranger" and includes English Wales, Welsh, Wallachian, and Walloon.

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