Visigoth

 
Pronunciation: /ˈvɪzɪgɒθ/

noun

  • a member of the branch of the Goths who invaded the Roman Empire between the 3rd and 5th centuries ad and ruled much of Spain until overthrown by the Moors in 711.

Derivatives

Visigothic

adjective

Origin:

from late Latin Visigothus, the first element possibly meaning 'west' (compare with Ostrogoth)