Latin words from Gaulish
7 Latin words with Gaulish in their history, whether borrowed directly or passed on through other languages.
bardus
It is borrowed from Gaulish bardos (“bard”), from Proto-Celtic *bardos, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“to praise”), the root of grātus. The TLL compares Old Irish bard (“singer, poet”).
cambio
It is from Latin cambium (“exchange”) + -ō. The noun is from Gaulish. The OLD calls the verb Gallic, and the TLL says it seems to be Gaulish. Etymonline connects the Celtic word with…
carpentum
It is apparently a Gaulish word, probably borrowed from Gaulish carbantos, from Proto-Celtic *karbantos (“chariot, war chariot”). The TLL considers the Gaulish origin likely if the town names…
carrus
It is borrowed from Gaulish *karros (“wagon”), from Proto-Celtic *karros, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós, the zero grade of the root Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“to run”) that also produced the…
essedum
It is a Gaulish word, borrowed from Gaulish *ensedon, apparently made from the equivalents of “in” and “sit”, as the OLD and Köbler give it; Köbler links its parts to Proto-Indo-European *en (“in”)…
mina
1. The Greek weight and coin is borrowed from Ancient Greek μνᾶ (mnâ), which is ultimately of Semitic origin; Köbler compares Hebrew and Babylonian-Assyrian, and Wiktionary traces it through Aramaic…
sagum
It is probably borrowed from Gaulish: the OLD calls it Gallic, Lewis & Short note that Polybius gave Ancient Greek σάγος (ságos) as a Celtic word, and Walde and Hofmann considered a loan from…