'Car', 'to change', 'piece' - English borrowed these words from French, which inherited them from Latin. But they weren't native Latin words.
Latin got them from Gaulish, an extinct Celtic language.
Gaulish was a great-aunt of Welsh, Irish and Breton.
Six common Romance words of Gaulish origin:
Latin got them from Gaulish, an extinct Celtic language.
Gaulish was a great-aunt of Welsh, Irish and Breton.
Six common Romance words of Gaulish origin:
March 31, 2025 at 6:06 PM
'Car', 'to change', 'piece' - English borrowed these words from French, which inherited them from Latin. But they weren't native Latin words.
Latin got them from Gaulish, an extinct Celtic language.
Gaulish was a great-aunt of Welsh, Irish and Breton.
Six common Romance words of Gaulish origin:
Latin got them from Gaulish, an extinct Celtic language.
Gaulish was a great-aunt of Welsh, Irish and Breton.
Six common Romance words of Gaulish origin:
Gortex was a minor Gaulish weather deity
November 10, 2024 at 10:14 AM
Gortex was a minor Gaulish weather deity
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Depictions of Gaulish mercenaries from Ptolemaic Egypt, 220-180 BCE,
📷 British Museum, London
#Archaeology #History #Artwork
Depictions of Gaulish mercenaries from Ptolemaic Egypt, 220-180 BCE,
📷 British Museum, London
#Archaeology #History #Artwork
October 3, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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Depictions of Gaulish mercenaries from Ptolemaic Egypt, 220-180 BCE,
📷 British Museum, London
#Archaeology #History #Artwork
Depictions of Gaulish mercenaries from Ptolemaic Egypt, 220-180 BCE,
📷 British Museum, London
#Archaeology #History #Artwork
you’re in his DMs, I am in the little Gaulish village still holding out against the Roman invaders
October 8, 2025 at 6:23 AM
you’re in his DMs, I am in the little Gaulish village still holding out against the Roman invaders
A stroll through a Gaulish forest to pick up some delicious mushrooms for dinner.
March 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
A stroll through a Gaulish forest to pick up some delicious mushrooms for dinner.
A commission from a few years ago.
September 22, 2026 at 8:43 PM
A commission from a few years ago.
Note absence of roads in the area of a Little Gaulish Village…
November 6, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Note absence of roads in the area of a Little Gaulish Village…
21 curse tablets were found in an unusual Roman cemetery in France — at least one is written in the extinct language Gaulish. 🏺🧪
Curse tablet found in Roman-era grave in France targets enemies by invoking Mars, the god of war
Excavation of a Roman-era cemetery in France yielded nearly two dozen lead tablets inscribed in Latin and Gaulish.
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January 15, 2025 at 2:57 PM
21 curse tablets were found in an unusual Roman cemetery in France — at least one is written in the extinct language Gaulish. 🏺🧪
🚨 21 new 1st-century CE curse tablets written in Gaulish!!! 🚨
Des tablettes de malédiction mises au jour sur un chantier avec des textes d'un intérêt scientifique majeur rédigés en langue gauloise. #Archéologie france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/centre-val-d...
Des tablettes de malédiction mises au jour sur un chantier avec des textes d'un intérêt scientifique majeur rédigés en langue gauloise
Alors que les fouilles archéologiques sur le chantier de l’ancien hôpital Porte Madeleine à Orléans prennent fin, les scientifiques s’attellent à présent à décrypter les 21 tablettes de malédiction ex...
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January 10, 2025 at 11:12 AM
🚨 21 new 1st-century CE curse tablets written in Gaulish!!! 🚨
white guy SPEAKS Gaulish, shocks nobody and confuses everyone
August 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
white guy SPEAKS Gaulish, shocks nobody and confuses everyone
Hello, here's a bunch of Dwarves I've been suggested to draw on insta.
June 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Hello, here's a bunch of Dwarves I've been suggested to draw on insta.
The exact Gaulish equivalent of Welsh "cwrw" can be seen in an inscription whose text is a Gaulish-Latin mishmash:
"nata vimpi, curmi da"
= pretty girl, give (me) beer
"nata vimpi, curmi da"
= pretty girl, give (me) beer
May 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The exact Gaulish equivalent of Welsh "cwrw" can be seen in an inscription whose text is a Gaulish-Latin mishmash:
"nata vimpi, curmi da"
= pretty girl, give (me) beer
"nata vimpi, curmi da"
= pretty girl, give (me) beer
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Oil lamps found at Isca Caerleon #Roman #Wales.
1/ Iron lamp 1st Century AD. 2/ Central Gaulish lamp 1st Century AD. 3/ Central Gaulish decorated with an altar. 📸My own. #romanbritain #Archaeology #History #FindsFriday
Oil lamps found at Isca Caerleon #Roman #Wales.
1/ Iron lamp 1st Century AD. 2/ Central Gaulish lamp 1st Century AD. 3/ Central Gaulish decorated with an altar. 📸My own. #romanbritain #Archaeology #History #FindsFriday
March 28, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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Oil lamps found at Isca Caerleon #Roman #Wales.
1/ Iron lamp 1st Century AD. 2/ Central Gaulish lamp 1st Century AD. 3/ Central Gaulish decorated with an altar. 📸My own. #romanbritain #Archaeology #History #FindsFriday
Oil lamps found at Isca Caerleon #Roman #Wales.
1/ Iron lamp 1st Century AD. 2/ Central Gaulish lamp 1st Century AD. 3/ Central Gaulish decorated with an altar. 📸My own. #romanbritain #Archaeology #History #FindsFriday
October 23, 2024 at 2:19 AM
oh fuck :0 there is actual gaulish writing in there ! not roman writing ! This is huge !
I hardly dare to believe it but it seems that over 20 curse tablets in Gaulish have been discovered in Orléans: france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/centre-val-d...
Happy days! 🫣🤩😍
The one in the photo is the one known since 2023, which, I surmise, we will now have to call Orléans 1.
Happy days! 🫣🤩😍
The one in the photo is the one known since 2023, which, I surmise, we will now have to call Orléans 1.
Des tablettes de malédiction mises au jour sur un chantier avec des textes d'un intérêt scientifique majeur rédigés en langue gauloise
Alors que les fouilles archéologiques sur le chantier de l’ancien hôpital Porte Madeleine à Orléans prennent fin, les scientifiques s’attellent à présent à décrypter les 21 tablettes de malédiction ex...
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January 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
oh fuck :0 there is actual gaulish writing in there ! not roman writing ! This is huge !
Fresh from the kiln today, this replica Gaulish green glazed, Roman Gladiator cup. Available to pre-order on our online store #Archaeology potted-history.co.uk 🏺
May 6, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Fresh from the kiln today, this replica Gaulish green glazed, Roman Gladiator cup. Available to pre-order on our online store #Archaeology potted-history.co.uk 🏺
This tiny bronze deity from the Gaulish shrine of La Bauve has freakishly long arms and no mouth, like a meditating Slenderman
August 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
This tiny bronze deity from the Gaulish shrine of La Bauve has freakishly long arms and no mouth, like a meditating Slenderman
#FindsFriday
Samian bowl (Form 30) by the potter MARTIALIS South Gaulish AD 50-60. Found during excavation at Burrium, Usk.
📸 My own.
#History #RomanArchaeology #Archaeology #pottery #Wales
Samian bowl (Form 30) by the potter MARTIALIS South Gaulish AD 50-60. Found during excavation at Burrium, Usk.
📸 My own.
#History #RomanArchaeology #Archaeology #pottery #Wales
January 16, 2026 at 8:00 AM
#FindsFriday
Samian bowl (Form 30) by the potter MARTIALIS South Gaulish AD 50-60. Found during excavation at Burrium, Usk.
📸 My own.
#History #RomanArchaeology #Archaeology #pottery #Wales
Samian bowl (Form 30) by the potter MARTIALIS South Gaulish AD 50-60. Found during excavation at Burrium, Usk.
📸 My own.
#History #RomanArchaeology #Archaeology #pottery #Wales
Isn't this a side story of most Asterix books?
August 14, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Isn't this a side story of most Asterix books?
The German word ‘Pferd’ and its Dutch cognate ‘paard’ are horses of mixed breed parentage.
Their common ancestor came from Latin ‘paraverēdus’ (substitute post-horse), a word composed of an Ancient Greek element and a Gaulish one.
Zoom in on my new infographic to learn everything about it:
Their common ancestor came from Latin ‘paraverēdus’ (substitute post-horse), a word composed of an Ancient Greek element and a Gaulish one.
Zoom in on my new infographic to learn everything about it:
November 4, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The German word ‘Pferd’ and its Dutch cognate ‘paard’ are horses of mixed breed parentage.
Their common ancestor came from Latin ‘paraverēdus’ (substitute post-horse), a word composed of an Ancient Greek element and a Gaulish one.
Zoom in on my new infographic to learn everything about it:
Their common ancestor came from Latin ‘paraverēdus’ (substitute post-horse), a word composed of an Ancient Greek element and a Gaulish one.
Zoom in on my new infographic to learn everything about it:
Curse tablet written in Gaulish found in ancient burial in Orléans – The History Blog
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Curse tablet written in Gaulish found in ancient burial in Orléans – The History Blog
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April 8, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Curse tablet written in Gaulish found in ancient burial in Orléans – The History Blog
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Broke: Banning pants for women
Woke: Banning pants for everyone because they’re a Gaulish tradition
Woke: Banning pants for everyone because they’re a Gaulish tradition
Britain outlawing pants for women, I’m pretty sure.
November 19, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Broke: Banning pants for women
Woke: Banning pants for everyone because they’re a Gaulish tradition
Woke: Banning pants for everyone because they’re a Gaulish tradition
#FindsFriday
Samian bowl (Form 30) by the potter MARTIALIS South Gaulish AD 50-60. Found during excavation at Burrium, Usk.
#History #RomanBritain #Archaeology #pottery
Samian bowl (Form 30) by the potter MARTIALIS South Gaulish AD 50-60. Found during excavation at Burrium, Usk.
#History #RomanBritain #Archaeology #pottery
May 2, 2025 at 6:18 AM
#FindsFriday
Samian bowl (Form 30) by the potter MARTIALIS South Gaulish AD 50-60. Found during excavation at Burrium, Usk.
#History #RomanBritain #Archaeology #pottery
Samian bowl (Form 30) by the potter MARTIALIS South Gaulish AD 50-60. Found during excavation at Burrium, Usk.
#History #RomanBritain #Archaeology #pottery