Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/uɸer-

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *upér (which in Celtic also survived as a preposition *uɸer). Cognate with English over, Latin super.

Prefix

*uɸer-

  1. over, super-

Derived terms

Proto-Celtic terms prefixed with *uɸer-
Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/uɸorgusom
Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/uɸerkʷennom
Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/uɸormentom
Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/uɸornertos
Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/Uɸortigernos
Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/uɸertogyā
Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/uɸerkrets

Descendants

  • Old Irish: for-
  • Proto-Brythonic: *gwor-
  • Gaulish: Vercingetorix (personal name)

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gor-”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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