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celtic language
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Celtic languages
The Celtic languages (usually pronounced but sometimes ) are descended from Proto-Celtic, or "Common Celtic"; a branch of the greater Indo-European language family. The term "Celtic" was first used to describe this language group by Edward Lhuyd in 1707, following Paul-Yves Pezron who had already made the explicit link between the Celts described by classical writers and the Welsh and Breton languages.
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Celtic language
Noun
1. a branch of the Indo-European languages that (judging from inscriptions and place names) was spread widely over Europe in the pre-Christian era
(synonym) Celtic
(hypernym) Indo-European, Indo-European language, Indo-Hittite
(hyponym) Gaelic, Goidelic, Erse
