{"id":3809,"date":"2025-03-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3809"},"modified":"2025-02-27T15:19:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T15:19:24","slug":"celtic-pathways-quays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3809","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Pathways &#8211; Quays"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Celtic Pathways &amp;#8211; Quays\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-03-01T10:00:00+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M07S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this episode we discover the Celtic roots of words for quay, jetty, pier, etc. in English, French and other languages.\n\n\nBangor Pier. Photo by Simon Ager\n\nThe Proto-Celtic word *kagyom means pen or enclosure, and comes from the Proto-Indo-European...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/quays.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"1.8\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6250\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3809-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/quays.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/quays.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/quays.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/quays.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3809-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/quays.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"quays.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this episode we discover the Celtic roots of words for <strong>quay<\/strong>, <strong>jetty<\/strong>, <strong>pier<\/strong>, etc. in English, French and other languages.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/omniglot\/48032341046\/in\/photolist-2pT9vJo-2pT9vW2-2pT9XPf-2pT9XSg-2pUH4Ya-2pUKdkv-2pUKdpy-2hGP5Xs-2hGSNow-2jGzSq8-2jGEbMz-2jGEbN1-2krazqm-2kGSqHE-2kGSqT9-2kGSqVy-2kGWCnT-2kGWCt9-2kGWCtz-2kGWCAt-2mBgg2m-2mBgg4L-2mBoRiv-2mUr65v-2mUzHwR-2nyKeUi-2nBBMqj-2nBGJaa-2nBGRkE-2nBGRsi-2nBJbEA-2nBKgzK-Gs7Hrx-He83FJ-HguAjP-HjBaY7-KDZNws-KVXoyh-KYtBPn-L2XdFF-PUdhsc-Ts2ddx-Wjvyuo-XLnXQL-YNtEmJ-252DzHv-252YuYt-2a3gdsZ-2gbsiz9-2gbswgD\" title=\"Bangor Pier\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/48032341046_0eceb2f69d_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" alt=\"Bangor Pier\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<em>Bangor Pier. Photo by Simon Ager<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Proto-Celtic word <strong>*kagyom<\/strong> means pen or enclosure, and comes from the Proto-Indo-European <em>*kag\u02b0y\u00f3m<\/em> (enclosure, hedge), from <em>*kag\u02b0-<\/em> (to keep, hold, close, enclose, fence, hedge, barrier, field, pasture) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic\/kagyom\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Related words in the modern Celtic languages include:  <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>cae<\/strong> [ka\u02d0\u0268\u032f \/ kai\u032f] = hedge, fence, field, enclosure, circle, sphere, barrier, obstruction in Welsh<\/li>\n<li><strong>ke<\/strong> = hedge, fence in Cornish<\/li>\n<li><strong>kae<\/strong> [k\u025b\u02d0] = hedge, quay in Breton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more about words for <strong>field<\/strong> and related things in Celtic languages, see the Celtiadur post: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2019\/07\/31\/fields-meadows-and-pastures\/\">Fields, Meadows and Pastures<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Words from the same Proto-Celtic root, via Gaulish <em>*kagyom<\/em> (enclosure) and Latin <em>caium<\/em> (storehouse, shop, workshop, quay, wharf) include <strong>quai<\/strong> (quay, wharf, platform) in French, <strong>quay<\/strong> in English, <strong>caes<\/strong> (quay, pier, wharf, breakwater) in Galician, <strong>cais<\/strong> (quay, pier, wharf, platform) in Portuguese, <strong>\u043a\u0435\u0439<\/strong> (kej &#8211; quay, pier, wharf, jetty) in Bulgarian, and <strong>c\u00e9<\/strong> (quay, wharf, pier) in Irish [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/caium#Latin\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Words from the same PIE roots include <strong>hedge<\/strong> and <strong>inchoate<\/strong> (chaotic, disordered, confused) in English, <strong>haie<\/strong> (hedge, obstacle, line, row) and <strong>age<\/strong> (beam, shaft) in French, <strong>cael<\/strong> (to get, receive, have) and <strong>caer<\/strong> (fort[ress], castle, citadel) in Welsh, and <strong>h\u00e4ck<\/strong> (hedge, hurdle) in Swedish [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European\/kag%CA%B0-\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Radio Omniglot podcasts are brought to you in association with <a href=\"https:\/\/blubrry.com\/services\/podcast-hosting\/?code=omniglot\">Blubrry Podcast Hosting<\/a>, a great place to host your podcasts. Get your first month free with the promo code <strong>omniglot<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanesepod101.com\/member\/go.php?r=759259&amp;i=b0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/banners\/banner_japanesepod.jpg\" alt=\"The Fastest Way to Learn Japanese Guaranteed with JapanesePod101.com\" width=\"630\" height=\"83\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Celtic Pathways &amp;#8211; Quays\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-03-01T10:00:00+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M07S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this episode we discover the Celtic roots of words for quay, jetty, pier, etc. in English, French and other languages.\n\n\nBangor Pier. Photo by Simon Ager\n\nThe Proto-Celtic word *kagyom means pen or enclosure, and comes from the Proto-Indo-European...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/quays.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"1.8\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6251\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3809-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/quays.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/quays.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/quays.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/quays.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3809-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/quays.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"quays.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this episode we discover the Celtic roots of words for quay, jetty, pier, etc. in English, French and other languages. Bangor Pier. Photo by Simon Ager The Proto-Celtic word *kagyom means pen or enclosure, and comes from the Proto-Indo-European *kag\u02b0y\u00f3m (enclosure, hedge), from *kag\u02b0- (to keep, hold, close, enclose, fence, hedge, barrier, field, pasture) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,121,122,37,20,23,143,117,6,4,50,11,1,27,94,59,30,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-breton","category-bulgarian-","category-celtic-pathways","category-cornish","category-english","category-french","category-galician-galego","category-gaulish","category-irish","category-language","category-latin","category-music","category-podcast","category-portuguese","category-proto-celtic","category-proto-indo-european","category-swedish","category-welsh"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3809"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3809\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3813,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3809\/revisions\/3813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}