Re: celtic-getae cognates

I will translate some of the Celtic names for you.

> Argidava/Argedauon- Argentomagus/Argentoratum

Argentomagus = "Silver-plain"
Argentoratum (*Arganto-raton) = "Silver-fort"

> Arsonion-Arausio

Arasio = "The Cheek"

> Bacauca-Bagacum

"(Place) of the Beech tree(s)"

> Biroe-Virodunum

Uirodunum = "Men's/Hero's [uiro] Fort"

> Burticum/Burdomina/Burdopes-Burdigala
> -dava,-deva -Deva ( this one is in Britannia)

De:ua = "Goddess"

> -dina - dunum

dunum (*dunon) = "fort"

> Durostorum-Durocortorum/Divodurum/Durovernum

Diuodurum (*Diuoduron) = "Market [duro] of the Divine"
Durouernum (*Durouernon) "Market/Forum of the Alder tree"

> Itadeva-Itius portus
> Lukunata -Lugudunum/Luguvallium

Isn't Lukunanta from Oesia believed to have been a Celtic town? If
so, it is cognate with the Welsh Nantlleu "Lugus' Valley".

Lugudunum (*Lugudunon) "Lugus' Fort"
Luguualium (*Luguualion) "(Place of) Those Strong Like Lugus"
or "Strong-Lugus' place"

> Magimias-Magontiacum

Mogontiacum (*Mogontiacon) "(Place) Belonging to (the god) Mogontios"

> Sagadava-Segodunum

Segodunum (*Segodunon) = "Victory-Fort

> Vendenis/Vindena -Vindobona

Uindobona = "White Village/Foundation"

> Alutus-Alisone, Alisantia

Alisontia = "Rocky (river)" or "(River of the) Service Trees"

> Mutrium-Matra/Matrona

Matrona = "Mother (goddess)"

> Samus-Samara

Samara = "Summery/warm/pleasant"

> I find these paraleles are pretty interesant.

I don't see very many parallels here.

- Chris Gwinn