Where does “Celticism” come from?
Celticism (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.
Celticism (English): A Celtic custom or idiom
Definitions
- A Celtic custom or idiom
Ancestry of “Celticism”, step by step
Celticism 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 ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |