Where does “Hiberno-Celtic” come from?

Hiberno-Celtic (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.

Hiberno-Celtic (English): the Irish language

Definitions

  1. the Irish language

Ancestry of “Hiberno-Celtic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCelticOf the Celts; Of the style of the Celts
2FrenchceltiqueCeltic
3LatinCelticusCeltic; the Celtic language
4LatinCeltaa Celt
5LatinCeltaethe Celts
6Ancient GreekΚελτοίthe Celts
7Proto-Celtickel-to—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kel-to →Every word from Ancient Greek Κελτοί →
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