Reconstruction:Gaulish/Rotomagos

This Gaulish entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Gaulish

Etymology

From *rotos (“wheel”) from Proto-Celtic *rotos[1] + *magos (“field”).

Proper noun

*Rotomagos

Rouen (city in modern France)

Descendants

→ Latin: Rotomagus

References

Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*roto-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 314: “Roto-magus”

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[EDPC-1] Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*roto-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 314: “Roto-magus”