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Sayers, William, “Survivals of Gaulish in French: buta ‘hut, dwelling place’”, French Studies Bulletin 34 (2013): 1–3.

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“Survivals of Gaulish in French: buta ‘hut, dwelling place’”
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Volume
34
Pages
1–3
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Abstract (cited)
This note examines previously unrecognised evidence for the preservation of Gaulish buta ‘hut, dwelling’ in Middle French, and in so doing illustrates the difficulties attendant on research into the Celtic substratum of Gallo-Romance vocabulary. These difficulties notwithstanding, new discoveries of Gaulish-derived lexis are still possible in legal and other utilitarian texts, and throw important light on cultural preservations of more than simple vocabulary.
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Gaulish language French language Gallo-Romance languages Middle French
Language
Lexical itemSingle words, morphemes or phrases.
Gaulish *butāGaulish *butācosMiddle French buta
Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
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May 2013, last updated: June 2020