Masculine
Meaning

Frequency

26k
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈθɛltɐ]
Etymology

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin Celtae, from Ancient Greek Κελτοί (Keltoí), Κελταί (Keltaí), Herodotus’ word for the Gauls, from Proto-Celtic *kel-to, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂- (“to strike, beat”).

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