[tied] Re: partes tres (Qu>P)

> I've read that most of scholars think of these as independent

developments.

> However, there is the fact that p-Celtic is more "central" (in

terms of

> geo-linguistics) than q-Celtic (Celtiberian, Gaelic, Lepontic), and

that

> Osco-Umbrian is thought to have spread in Italy later than Latin

(oid)


I come across this all of the time online - why is it that so many
people assume that Lepontic is Q-Celtic? It is quite obvious that
Lepontic is P-Celtic.


- Chris Gwinn