Reconstruction:Gaulish/lanom

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This Gaulish entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Gaulish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Perhaps from Proto-Celtic *ɸlānom, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (flat).[1][2][3][4] Related to Proto-Celtic *ɸlārom (floor), *ɸlātrom. Cognate with Latin plānus.

Noun[edit]

lānom n

  1. plain, field

Derived terms[edit]

  • *Medyolānom
    • Latin: Mediolānum (see there for further descendants)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Fortson, Benjamin W. (2004, 2010) Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, Oxford: Blackwell, § From PIE to Celtic
  2. ^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, page mediolanon of 221-222
  3. ^ Koch, John (2004) “plain *φlā-no-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  4. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “pelə-, plā-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 805-806