Italo-Celtic hypothesis
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The Italo-Celtic hypothesis is a linguistic theory proposing that the Italic and Celtic branches of the Indo-European language family share a common intermediate ancestor or period of close contact, based on shared structural and lexical innovations.
All labels observed (1)
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| Italo-Celtic hypothesis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16885180 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Italo-Celtic hypothesis Context triple: [Warren Cowgill, notableWork, Italo-Celtic hypothesis]
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A.
Austric hypothesis
The Austric hypothesis is a proposed but controversial macro-family theory suggesting a common origin for several language families of Southeast Asia and the Pacific, including Austroasiatic and Austronesian.
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B.
Nostratic hypothesis
The Nostratic hypothesis is a controversial linguistic theory proposing that several major language families of Eurasia and sometimes beyond share a common ancestral proto-language.
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C.
Finno-Ugric hypothesis
The Finno-Ugric hypothesis is a linguistic theory proposing that the Finno-Ugric languages share a common ancestral language and form a distinct branch within the Uralic language family.
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D.
Austro-Tai hypothesis
The Austro-Tai hypothesis is a proposed macro-family in historical linguistics that suggests a genetic relationship between the Tai–Kadai languages and the Austronesian language family.
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E.
Macro-Jê hypothesis (disputed)
The Macro-Jê hypothesis (disputed) is a proposed but controversial language macro-family that seeks to group the Jê languages of Brazil with several other South American language families into a larger genetic unit.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Italo-Celtic hypothesis Target entity description: The Italo-Celtic hypothesis is a linguistic theory proposing that the Italic and Celtic branches of the Indo-European language family share a common intermediate ancestor or period of close contact, based on shared structural and lexical innovations.
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A.
Austric hypothesis
The Austric hypothesis is a proposed but controversial macro-family theory suggesting a common origin for several language families of Southeast Asia and the Pacific, including Austroasiatic and Austronesian.
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B.
Nostratic hypothesis
The Nostratic hypothesis is a controversial linguistic theory proposing that several major language families of Eurasia and sometimes beyond share a common ancestral proto-language.
-
C.
Finno-Ugric hypothesis
The Finno-Ugric hypothesis is a linguistic theory proposing that the Finno-Ugric languages share a common ancestral language and form a distinct branch within the Uralic language family.
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D.
Austro-Tai hypothesis
The Austro-Tai hypothesis is a proposed macro-family in historical linguistics that suggests a genetic relationship between the Tai–Kadai languages and the Austronesian language family.
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E.
Macro-Jê hypothesis (disputed)
The Macro-Jê hypothesis (disputed) is a proposed but controversial language macro-family that seeks to group the Jê languages of Brazil with several other South American language families into a larger genetic unit.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.