Re: [tied] Re: Piotr: Brittonic?

At 5:35:56 AM on Thursday, August 14, 2003, CG wrote:

>> I wasn't even aware that this etymological connection
>> to the Latin 'pictus' was even considered anymore, and
>> is probably a false etymological method.
>> It is an unlikely connection because of the following:

>> 3. The Romans used the term 'Picti' as a tribal name and
>> in Old Norse it is 'Pettr', in Old English it is 'Poehta'
>> and in Old Scots Gaelic Pecht,and these all seem to be
>> variations on a tribal name.

> Yeah, and they are all likely borrowed from the Latin -

I note that Nicolaisen dismisses the Latin etymology out of
hand.

Brian