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Proto-Celtic, or Common Celtic, is the hypothetical ancestral proto-language of all known Celtic languages, and a descendant of Proto-Indo-European. It is not attested in writing but has been partly reconstructed through the comparative method.
Proto-Celtic paganism was the beliefs of the speakers of Proto-Celtic and includes topics such as the mythology, legendry, folk tales, and folk beliefs of early Celtic culture.
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A newer theory, "Celtic from the West", suggests proto-Celtic arose earlier, was a lingua franca in the Atlantic Bronze Age coastal zone, and spread eastward. Another newer theory, "Celtic from the Centre", suggests proto-Celtic arose between these two zones, in Bronze Age Gaul, then spread in various directions. [11]
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Punicus's origin was placed by some authors in Herminius Mons (Serra da Estrela), like his later countryman Viriathus, but this has been doubted by others. Others place his origin in Braga, though it would make him one of the Bracari instead of a Lusitanian proper. It is probable that he served at some point as a mercenary in Phoenician or Punic te...
The word Punicus comes from ''Punic, a Latin word for "Phoenician" borrowed from Ancient Greek Phonikeos. It has been suggested that Punicus received this name not from birth, but as a title after gaining military experience around the still culturally Punic southern Hispania. Alternatively, it is also possible that he was a Phoenician by blood, a ...
The Britons (*Pritanī, Latin: Britanni), also known as Celtic Britons or Ancient Britons, were an indigenous Celtic people who inhabited Great Britain from at least the British Iron Age until the High Middle Ages, at which point they diverged into the Welsh, Cornish, and Bretons (among others).
Apr 1, 2021 · Definition. The Ancient Celts were various tribal groups living in parts of western and central Europe in the Late Bronze Age and through the Iron Age (c. 700 BCE to c. 400 CE).
North and Central Asia. South Asia. Pacific Rim. Americas. Macrofamily reconstructions. List of proto-languages. Below is a partial list of proto-languages that have been reconstructed, ordered by geographic location. Africa. Proto-Afroasiatic. Proto-Semitic. Proto-Cushitic. Proto-Berber. Proto-Chadic. Proto-Omotic. Proto-Niger–Congo. Proto-Bantu.
