Filologija, No. 81, 2023.
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https://doi.org/10.21857/m16wjcwo29
Latin cliēns and old Irish céile: an Italo-Celtic social institution
Ranko Matasović
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Sažetak
In this paper, we derive both Lat. cliēns ‘client’ and OIr. céile ‘id.’ from the PIE root *k’ley‘- lean, support’. MW cilydd and its Brittonic cognates are interpreted as early Goidelic loanwords rather than inherited words, but it is argued that MW arglwydd ‘lord’ is derived from the same root as the word for ‘client’, and that its original meaning was ‘he who is with clients’. It is further shown that there are significant parallels in the clientship systems in medieval Ireland and in early Rome, so that it is plausible to assume that the social institution of clientship has common Italo-Celtic origins.
Ključne riječi
Indo-European etymology, clientship, Italo-Celtic
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315496
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Datum izdavanja:
26.3.2024.
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