Etymology

Celtiberian

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Today it means: A member of a Celtic people living in the Iberian Peninsula, chiefly in what is now north central Spain, before and during the Roman Empire. Full definition →

Latin Celtibēr ← 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. English todayCeltiberian

From Latin Celtibēr [itself from Ancient Greek Κελτίβηρ (Keltíbēr), a blend of Κελτός (Keltós, “Celt”) + Ἴβηρ (Íbēr, “Iberian”)] + -ian. By surface analysis, a blend of Celt + Iberian.

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