Where does “Celticness” come from?
Celticness (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.
Celticness (English): The quality or state of being Celtic
Definitions
- The quality or state of being Celtic
Ancestry of “Celticness”, step by step
Celticness 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 Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |