History and Etymology for celt. Noun (1) Late Latin celtis chisel . Noun (2) Latin Celtae, plural, from Greek Keltoi

noun. a person who speaks a Celtic language. a member of an Indo-European people who in pre-Roman times inhabited Britain, Gaul, Spain, and other parts of W and central Europe. Collins …

Answer (1 of 7): I would like to analyse and discuss the etymology of ‘Kelt’ or Keltoí (Κελτοί) in Greek. ‘Celtae’ and ‘Celtii’ in Latin. The first account of them was in 517 BC by Hecataeus of Miletus. He found these people living near Massilia (Marseille). It is …

29/11/2017 · The Roman Empire, which ruled much of southern Europe at that time, referred to the Celts as “Galli,” meaning barbarians. However, the Celts (pronounced with a …

Celtic (adj.) also Keltic, 1650s, in archaeology and history, "pertaining to the (ancient) Celts," from French Celtique or Latin Celticus "pertaining to the Celts" (see Celt ). In reference to the language group including Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton, etc., from 1707. Of modern peoples or their other qualities, by mid-19c.

Even in Caesar's day the latter probably outnumbered the tall and fair Celts, who had, however, Celticised them. But classical writers, who knew the true Celt as tall and fair, saw that type only, just as every one, on first visiting France or Germany, sees his generalised type of Frenchman or German everywhere.