Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kʷetru-

This Proto-Celtic 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.

Proto-Celtic

Etymology

From a metathesized variant of Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥-. Prefix counterpart to *kʷetwores.

Prefix

*kʷetru-

  1. four

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic:
  • Old Irish: cethar-
    • Middle Irish: cethar-
  • Gaulish: petru- (in e.g. petrudecametos and Petrocorii)
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