Meanings
proper noun
alternative abbreviation PCelt.
- The putative ancestor of all the known Celtic languages.
Synonyms: Common Celtic
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe putative ancestor of all the known Celtic languages.
Similar
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*pér
- Proto-Indo-European*pró
- Ancient Greekπρό (pró)
- Ancient Greekπρῶτος (prôtos)
- Ancient Greekπρωτο- (prōto-)
- Englishproto-
- EnglishCeltic
- EnglishProto-Celtic
Translations
Catalan protocelta
- protoceltaearliest form of the Celtic languages
Chinese Mandarin 原始凱爾特語 /原始凯尔特语
- 原始凱爾特語 /原始凯尔特语 (Yuánshǐkǎi'ěrtèyǔ)earliest form of the Celtic languages
French proto-celtique
- proto-celtiqueearliest form of the Celtic languages
German Urkeltisch, Protokeltisch
- Urkeltischearliest form of the Celtic languages
- Protokeltischearliest form of the Celtic languages
Hindi आदिम-केल्टी
- आदिम-केल्टी (ādim-kelṭī)earliest form of the Celtic languages
Irish Próta-Cheiltis
- Próta-Cheiltisearliest form of the Celtic languages
Portuguese protocelta
- protoceltaearliest form of the Celtic languages
Welsh Proto-Gelteg
- Proto-Geltegearliest form of the Celtic languages
Cite this entry
APA
Proto-Celtic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Proto-Celtic
MLA
“Proto-Celtic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Proto-Celtic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Proto-Celtic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Proto-Celtic.
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