"Celt" Conjecture

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Celtillus is certainly a Gaulish name - the -us is simply a Latin substitution for the Gaulish -os (it was common practice for Latin authors to Latinize the endings of foreign names). There are numerous attested examples of the native Celtic suffix -il(l)-, so there is no need to suggest that we have some sort of Latin name here. That a *kelt- root existed in both the Gaulish and Celtiberian languages is beyond doubt - the root is amply attested in both.

"Certainly" requires arguments, but I see only claims. Which are those numerous examples?

Personal names attested (in some cases multiple times) in inscriptions: Celtillus, Celtilla, Celta, Celtus, Celt?, Celtienus, Celtea, Celtiatis, Celtiatus, Celtiaticus, Celtinus, Celtitanus, Celtis, Celtilia, Celtius, Celticus, Cetligun (gentilic name), Conceltus (meaning "Your Fellow Celt"), Arceltus (meaning "Great Celt"). The vast majority of these are from Gaul and Iberia (where these names were particularly popular). There was also tribe called the Celtici in Iberia.

Antonio Tovar has an interesting article on this, if you read Spanish:
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