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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ad-

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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

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd.

Prefix

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*ad-

  1. to, at, towards
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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This word's only known cognates exist in Italic, namely Umbrian arsier (gen. sg.) and arsmor (nom. pl.).

Noun

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*ad- n

  1. law, custom

Reconstruction notes

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Absolutely no inflectional information about this word is known except its gender.

Derived terms

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  • *adastos
  • *komadastos
  • *ad-ilos
    • Proto-Brythonic: *ėddɨl
  • *-ad-tus

Descendants

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  • Old Irish: ad (law, custom)

References

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