Is Celtic an Irish or a Scottish word ?

Question

What does it mean?

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Answer 1

It's Latin. The Greeks, and later the Romans bought copper from Ireland and tin from Cornwall. The Romans called the axehead shaped copper ingots, "Celts." The name stuck to the people.

Celt is always pronounced with the hard C. The world supply of "Seltics" play basketball in Boston.

Answer 2

There are suggestions that the word is Greek.
Celt
From: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | Date: 1996 | Author: T. F. HOAD
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Celt, Kelt †a Gaul XVII; one who speaks a Celtic language XVIII. In the earliest use — L. Celtæ pl. — Gr. Keltoí; in the mod. use — F. Celte.
So Celtic XVII. — L. Celticus and F. celtique.

Answer 3

It's a Greek word, from the term "Keltoi", that the Greeks used to refer to the Celtic tribes. This appears to be from a belief that the Celts were descended from Herakles' son Celtus.

The Romans referred to the Celts as the "Gallae" (as in Caesar's "Gallic Wars"), or in some instances as the "Celtae" (but only when referring to the Continental Celts).

Answer 4

It's a Greek word, used to describe the people of continental Europe other than the Greeks in ancient times. There is a certain group of languages called "Celtic" languages, but there really was no one group of people called Celts, and they certainly didn't call themselves that.

Answer 5

It's neither. I always was led to believe it was a Greek word from Keltoi, used to describe the Celtic peoples as a whole.

Answer 6

It's a Scottish word, the Celts, it was the old name for themselves.

Answer 7

Neither one. The Celts crossed the channel from the cruel innards of the Continent. Unfriendly lot. Murderous. Others followed over the centuries, and the Celts found safer places in Cornwall, Wales, Brittany, Ireland, Scotland.

Answer 8

I think it's Latin, actually... That's why the c is pronounced as k. This is normal for classical Latin. Sorry, I don't have any more details.