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AFAIK
There are many different Celtic languages, not just one. Scottish & Irish Gaelic, Welsh, Manx, Breton are still spoken today. Cornish is a 'dead' language that is being revived
Many traditional Irish names are Celtic in origin, but some, like Seamus (James) Liam (William) etc are Irish versions of English names, which in turn have origins in another language
There are many different Celtic languages, not just one. Scottish & Irish Gaelic, Welsh, Manx, Breton are still spoken today. Cornish is a 'dead' language that is being revived
Many traditional Irish names are Celtic in origin, but some, like Seamus (James) Liam (William) etc are Irish versions of English names, which in turn have origins in another language
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Hi !!!!
Thanks !!!!
You were so helpful !!
So ... Celtic is not a 'mother' language like Latin that after changed...
Celtic is only the 'title'for all these languages. It isnot more ancient than them...
Is it right?
So If I would looking for ancient Irish names the language is always Irish also when Boudicca was a queen and more previous?
Byeeeeeeee
Thanks !!!!
You were so helpful !!
So ... Celtic is not a 'mother' language like Latin that after changed...
Celtic is only the 'title'for all these languages. It isnot more ancient than them...
Is it right?
So If I would looking for ancient Irish names the language is always Irish also when Boudicca was a queen and more previous?
Byeeeeeeee
This message was edited 8/1/2016, 8:14 AM
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The Celtic languages today probably have an ancestor language, just like how Latin is the ancestor for Italian, Spanish, etc. So yeah, there probably is an Ancient Celtic "mother language," but it is probably older than Latin. In Julius Caesar's De Bello Gallico, he makes a point to note that the languages of the Celtic peoples in both Gaul and Britain all speak different languages.
Boudicca was not Irish. She was from the Iceni tribe which had its territory in southeast England. It also is important to note that yes, she was alive during "ancient" times (she was alive at the same time as the Roman Empire during the reign of Claudius), but if there is an "ancient" Celtic language, it is probably far older than her.
Boudicca was not Irish. She was from the Iceni tribe which had its territory in southeast England. It also is important to note that yes, she was alive during "ancient" times (she was alive at the same time as the Roman Empire during the reign of Claudius), but if there is an "ancient" Celtic language, it is probably far older than her.
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