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== Commentary == | == Commentary == | ||
The putative endonym *''keltoi̯'' of a part of the Celtic-speaking population of | The putative endonym *''keltoi̯'' of (a part of) the Celtic-speaking population of western Europe (Caesar B.G. 1.1) is mainly transmitted through Greek (''κέλτοι'', ''κελταί'') and Latin (''celtae'') sources (see {{bib|AcS}} I: 888–958). A Celtic etymology is not clearly established (see {{bib|Birkhan 1997}}: 47–49), but a number of plausible options are available. {{bib|McCone 2008}}: 94 f. (also {{bib|McCone 2013|2013}}: 21–25) interprets the form as a vṛddhi-derivative *''keltos'' 'offspring/descendants of the hidden one' from PIE *''k̑l̥to''- 'hidden' (> PC *''klitos'' 'hidden') as an epithet of Dis Pater, from whom the Gauls considered themselves to be descended according to Caesar (B.G. 6.18). {{bib|Matasović 2009}}: 199 prefers the traditional derivation from the PIE root *''kelh₂''- 'strike' (*''kelh₂-to''- 'beating, fighting' uel sim.) despite the unclear fate of the laryngeal. Further on the ethnonym e.g. {{bib|Sims-Williams 2011}} (who suspects an etymological connection with {{m||galat-}}), {{bib|McCone 2013}}, {{bib|Sims-Williams 2020}}: 14 f., n. 1. | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:47, 12 March 2025
| Type: | lexical |
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| Meaning: | uncertain |
| Language: | Celtic |
| Phonemic analysis: | /kelt/- |
| Attestation: | celθestra |
Commentary
The putative endonym *keltoi̯ of (a part of) the Celtic-speaking population of western Europe (Caesar B.G. 1.1) is mainly transmitted through Greek (κέλτοι, κελταί) and Latin (celtae) sources (see AcS I: 888–958). A Celtic etymology is not clearly established (see Birkhan 1997: 47–49), but a number of plausible options are available. McCone 2008: 94 f. (also 2013: 21–25) interprets the form as a vṛddhi-derivative *keltos 'offspring/descendants of the hidden one' from PIE *k̑l̥to- 'hidden' (> PC *klitos 'hidden') as an epithet of Dis Pater, from whom the Gauls considered themselves to be descended according to Caesar (B.G. 6.18). Matasović 2009: 199 prefers the traditional derivation from the PIE root *kelh₂- 'strike' (*kelh₂-to- 'beating, fighting' uel sim.) despite the unclear fate of the laryngeal. Further on the ethnonym e.g. Sims-Williams 2011 (who suspects an etymological connection with galat-), McCone 2013, Sims-Williams 2020: 14 f., n. 1.
Bibliography
| AcS | Alfred Holder, Alt-celtischer Sprachschatz, Leipzig: Teubner 1896–1907. |
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| Birkhan 1997 | Helmut Birkhan, Kelten. Versuch einer Gesamtdarstellung ihrer Kultur, Wien: 1997. |
