Where does “celtismo” come from?
celtismo (Italian) comes from Italian celta, 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.
celtismo (Italian): Celticism
Ancestry of “celtismo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | celta | Celt |
| 2 | Latin | Celta | a Celt |
| 3 | Latin | Celtae | the Celts |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Κελτοί | the Celts |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | kel-to | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₂- | to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab |