Category:Celtic languages

Articles relating to theCeltic languages,group of related languagesdescended fromProto-Celtic.They form a branch of theIndo-Europeanlanguage family. The term "Celtic" was first used to describe this language group byEdward Lhuydin 1707, followingPaul-Yves Pezron,who made the explicit link between theCeltsdescribed by classical writers and theWelshandBretonlanguages. During the 1st millennium BC, Celtic languages were spoken across much ofEuropeand centralAnatolia.Today, they are restricted to the northwestern fringe of Europe anda few diaspora communities.

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For a list of words relating to Celtic languages, see theCeltic languagescategory of wordsinWiktionary,the free dictionary.