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”). Cognate with Latin prō and Ancient Greek πρό (pró).

Prefix

*ɸro-

1. before, in front of
2. in addition
3. to completion
4. too (to an excessive degree)

Derived terms

Proto-Celtic terms prefixed with *ɸro-

Descendants

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

References

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