Where does “celtic” come from?

celtic (Romanian) comes 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.

celtic (Romanian): Celtic

Definitions

  1. Celtic

Ancestry of “celtic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchceltiqueCeltic
2LatinCelticusCeltic; the Celtic language
3LatinCeltaa Celt
4LatinCeltaethe Celts
5Ancient GreekΚελτοίthe Celts
6Proto-Celtickel-to—
7Proto-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 →