Masculin

Celtae

Signification (Anglais)

the Celts (inhabitants of Gaul)

Celtes

Celti

Kelt

Celtas

Celta

كلت

Kelt

Celtes

Κέλτες

Prononcé comme (IPA)

[ˈkɛɫ.tae̯]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κελτοί (Keltoí), Κέλται (Kéltai), Herodotus’ word for the Gauls, from Proto-Celtic *kel-to, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂- (“to strike, beat”). Compare Gaulish theonym *Su-kellos (“good striker”).