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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. 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. By way of the comparative method, Celtic philologists, a variety of historical linguist, have proposed reconstructions of entities, locations, and ...
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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 ...
1997. The Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture ( EIEC) is an encyclopedia of Indo-European studies and the Proto-Indo-Europeans. The encyclopedia was edited by J. P. Mallory and Douglas Q. Adams and published in 1997 by Fitzroy Dearborn. Archaeological articles are written by Mallory, linguistic articles are written by Adams, and include a ...
- J. P. Mallory, Douglas Q. Adams
- 1997
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]
Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia. (now Zagreb, Croatia) Nationality. Croatian. Occupation (s) linguist, Indo-Europeanist, Celticist. Notable work. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (2009) Ranko Matasović ( Croatian pronunciation: [râːŋko matǎːsoʋitɕ]; [1] [2] born 14 May 1968) is a Croatian linguist, Indo-Europeanist, and Celticist .
The Celts believed in many gods and goddesses, and their religion was similar across different regions. [4] and "a basic religious homogeneity" among the Celtic peoples. [5] Some popular deities were Lugus, Toutatis, Taranis, Cernunnos, Epona, Maponos, Belenus, Ogmios, and Sucellos. [6] [7] They also believed in spirits in nature.
