Gaulish *pecc-/Picts

From: Michael
Message: 68203
Date: 2011-11-12

I wanted to ask if anyone thinks it possible that both the ancient Picti of Northern Britain and the Pictones of Gaul derived their tribal name from a root similar to Gaulish *pecc- ("the strong ones"), rather than Picti being a Latin exonym.

-Michael

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