P-Celtic

[ pee-sel-tik, -kel- ]

noun

1. the subbranch of Celtic in which the Proto-Indo-European kw -sound became a p -sound. Welsh, Breton, Cornish, and Gaulish belong to P-Celtic.

adjective

1. of or belonging to P-Celtic.

Word History and Origins

Origin of P-Celtic¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

No. In the 15th century, a Norman-sounding gentleman owned the lands of Cardownalde, which almost certainly derives from P-Celtic rather than Gaelic.

From The Guardian