Brittonic
adj, name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Brythonic; pertaining to the Celtic people inhabiting Britain before the Roman conquest, and to their language.
"The Welsh language is not a backwards, insignificant thing; it is a fundamental part of Britain’s collective history. I find it absurd that so few English people realise it is still spoken in families and communities across Wales, as part of a Brittonic culture which has survived through the ages."
- 1 The group of Insular Celtic languages.
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More examples"The Welsh language is not a backwards, insignificant thing; it is a fundamental part of Britain’s collective history. I find it absurd that so few English people realise it is still spoken in families and communities across Wales, as part of a Brittonic culture which has survived through the ages."
Etymology
From Briton + -ic, with -tt- after Latin Brittō.
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