Etymology

Celtiberia

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Today it means: A historical region of the Iberian Peninsula, inhabited during antiquity by the Celtiberi or Celtiberians Full definition →

Latin Celtibēria ← Ancient Greek Κελτίβηρ (Keltíbēr)
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The story

  1. Ancient GreekΚελτός (Keltós)
  2. Ancient GreekἼβηρ (Íbēr)
  3. Ancient GreekΚελτίβηρ (Keltíbēr)
  4. LatinCeltibēr
  5. LatinCeltibēria
  6. English todayCeltiberia

Borrowed from Latin Celtibēria, from Celtibēr + -ia (suffix forming country names).

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