Reconstruction:Gaulish/uatis

Gaulish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *wātis, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₂t- (“excited, inspired”). Cognate with Old Irish fáith (“seer, soothsayer, prophet”), Latin vātēs (“poet, seer, prophet”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈwaː.tis]

Noun

*uatis m

  1. seer

Descendants

  • → Ancient Greek: οὐάτεις m pl (ouáteis)
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