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Where does “Iceni” come from?

Iceni (Latin) comes from Proto-Brythonic uxī, from Proto-Celtic uxsū, from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn.

Ancestry of “Iceni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicuxīox
2Proto-Celticuxsūox, stag
3Proto-Indo-Europeanuksḗnbull
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-s-ḗn—
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