Where does “Celtiberian” come from?
Celtiberian (English) comes from English Celtic, from French celtique, from Latin Celticus, from Latin Celta, from Latin Celtae, from Ancient Greek Κελτοί, from Proto-Celtic kel-to, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.
Celtiberian (English): A member of a Celtic people living in the Iberian...
Definitions
- A member of a Celtic people living in the Iberian...
Ancestry of “Celtiberian”, step by step
Celtiberian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Celtic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Celtic | Of the Celts; Of the style of the Celts |
| 2 | French | celtique | Celtic |
| 3 | Latin | Celticus | Celtic; the Celtic language |
| 4 | Latin | Celta | a Celt |
| 5 | Latin | Celtae | the Celts |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Κελτοί | the Celts |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | kel-to | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₂- | to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab |
via English Iberian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Iberian | Native to Iberia; Of or pertaining to Iberia; A... |
| 2 | English | Iberia | — |
| 3 | Latin | Iberia | Spain |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἰβηρία | Iberia |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |