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Re: R: Re: R: Italogallic in Zera, and other languages.

From:andrew <hobbit@...>
Date:Monday, April 24, 2000, 23:30
Am 04/24 09:41  Mangiat yscrifef:

> The Latin name of the river we call today Po was Padus, hence Padania. > They'd like to split away from Italy saying that they are not Italian, but > the ultimate offspring of Celts and Gauls - and there are people that vote > them!!! Their speculations are even based on the name 'GalloItalic > dailects' --- well, it's true we have a few very ancient words probably from > the Celtic substratum, but not as many as to justify their ideas. >
Do you have a list of this substratum? I'm always looking for Celtic words that have survived in Romance languages so I can channel them into Brithenig. - andrew. -- Andrew Smith, Intheologus hobbit@earthlight.co.nz