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were the true Gauls ; it appears^ they were called by 
the Ancients Propago Gallorum. And from thefe Onh> 
irians defcended the Sahines^ to whoni the Romans were 
fo beholding for many things, among feme of which 
the word Quirites; it fliould be pronounced C«r/V^x, 
as from Ct^is, which is as much as hafta. The Learned 
(he fays) are not ignorant of this, but do not know 
that CuriSy as well as Lancea is from the Celtic^ and 
fignifies thq Greeks Ka^/iTs^, which occafion'd great 
pain and ftudy to find the meaning, and from whence 
it came. Then he refers to Straho for to juftifie what 
he fays ; and goes on with the Account of the Owlri-- 
ans and Sahines^ faying, the Ojci or Opici were equal 
and Originally Celtics , and gives fome Reafons that 
the Laconians were Celtics ; he confeffes that for the 
difcovery of this Antiquity, he is much beholding to 
the Languages of Europe; efpecially the Teutonick^ or 
Germans, whom the Abbot affirms to be derived from 
Afchenez, the youngeft Son of Gomer, Father of the 
Celtes, ox Gauls *, that {xom Afchenes came xheDaes^ 
or Latin Dast or Dai, afterwards called Daces, and 
Getes by the Greeks : He was alfo Father of the Thry* 
gian^. From thefe Daes and Phrygtans came the Teutons ^ 
who from the beginning have had great Friendlhip, and 
as great a (hare in the Expeditions with the Celtics or 
Gauls. From theft D<?c<?5 (continues the Abbot) are 
defcended the Ancient Parthians^ the Arfacides, who 
were fcattered throughout Perfm, and do ftill retain (b 
many German words in their Tongue, as alfo a great 
many Celtic: But the Greeks taking many more words 
from the Phrygian (as F/^/i?ob(erves) it need notfeem 
ftraoge, that Greek has fo many of the Teutonic^ 
fince the Original was Phrygian, The Teutons were 
mixed with the Omlrians in Italy^ and from thence it 
happens the Latins have fo many more words, efpecially 
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