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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/segos

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

Proto-Celtic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *séǵʰos (“power, strength”).[1] Cognate with Proto-Germanic *segaz (“victory”).

Noun

*segos n[1]

  1. force

Declension
Neuter s-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *segos *segese? *segesa
vocative *segos *segese? *segesa
accusative *segos *segese? *segesa
genitive *segesos *segesous? *segesom
dative *segesē *segesbom *segesbos
locative *segesi *? *?
instrumental *segesē *segesbim *segesbis

Descendants
  • Proto-Brythonic: *hɨɣ
  • Celtiberian: Segouia (“Segovia”), Sekobirikez (“Segobriga”) (ablative singular)
  • Gaulish: *segos (in personal names)
    • ⇒ Gaulish: *Segostikā (“Sisak, Segestica, Segesta”) (possibly)
      • → Ancient Greek: Σεγεστική (Segestikḗ)
        • → Latin: Segestica
  • Middle Irish: seg
  • ⇒ Lepontic: 𐌔𐌄𐌗𐌄𐌈𐌖 (sexeθu, “?”)

References
  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*sego-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 327
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