Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Druid" in English language version.
Proto-IE *deru-, a cognate to English tree, is the word for "oak", though the root has a wider array of meanings related to "to be firm, solid, steadfast" (whence e.g. English true).
Few historians now believe that the Druids, as a corporation, constituted an effective anti-Roman element during the period of Caesar's conquests and in the period of early Roman Gaul ...His inspection of the seemingly contradictory literary sources reinforced the stated conclusion.
Few historians now believe that the Druids, as a corporation, constituted an effective anti-Roman element during the period of Caesar's conquests and in the period of early Roman Gaul ...His inspection of the seemingly contradictory literary sources reinforced the stated conclusion.
Proto-IE *deru-, a cognate to English tree, is the word for "oak", though the root has a wider array of meanings related to "to be firm, solid, steadfast" (whence e.g. English true).