Brittanic (Noun)
Meaning
A southern group of Celtic languages.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- Brittanic refers to a subgroup of the Celtic languages spoken in Great Britain and Brittany, but Brittanic isn't often used. Common usage of terms referring to these are instead "Brythonic", and it seems 'Brythonic' might work here in this example.
- A common ancestral language, sometimes referred to as Common Brittanic or Common Brythonic, was likely spoken throughout Britain during the Roman era.
- Historians still discuss Common Brittanic language from inscriptions left by its ancient speakers.
- Early Roman writings reveal many things about Common Brittanic dialects used at that time.
- These studies explore connections of old languages within Common Brittanic branch in British Isle region.