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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.
Bibliography. Further reading. 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]
A new attempt at comprehensive Celtic etymology was not to appear until more than a century later. Ranko Matasović’s Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (2009) forms part of a series of etymological dictionaries for all Indo-European languages published under the aegis of the Department of IndoEuropean Studies at Leiden University.
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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 ...
Nov 23, 2022 · Matasović Etymological Dictionary Of Proto Celtic : Ranko Matasović : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive. by. Ranko Matasović. Publication date. 2022-11-23. Topics. etymology, Celtic, Indo-European, Leiden. Collection. opensource. Language. English. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic. A full version, with all pages.
The name Tautalus, as transmitted by Appian, is recognized to come from the Celtic and Germanic root teu, meaning "people." [3] However, there are doubts about whether Appian meant it to be Tautalus or Tantalus, as in the Hellenic name Tantalus. Similarly, Diodorus transmits the name as Tautamus or Tantamus. [3]
