Where does “celta” come from?
celta (Latin) comes from Latin Celtica, 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.
celta (Latin): a Celt
Ancestry of “celta”, step by step