Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ɸro-

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 Proto-Indo-European *pró (“toward, leading to”).[1] Cognate with Latin prō and Ancient Greek πρό (pró).

Prefix

*ɸro-

before, in front of
in addition
to completion
too (to an excessive degree)

Derived terms

Category Proto-Celtic terms prefixed with *ɸro- not found

Descendants

Proto-Brythonic: rro
- Welsh: rhy
- Cornish: re
Old Irish: ro-
- Irish: ró-
- Scottish Gaelic: ro-

References

Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN

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

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