minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink12•11 months agoHow do all the -ix names from asterix and obelix fit into this?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•11 months agoWell, first of, a lot of Keltic romanized names end in -ix. ( https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/780hf9/asterix_and_gaulish_names/ ) And that was enough for the writers to go go on a punny tangent with names that end on -ixe or -isk (idee fixe, asterisk)
How do all the -ix names from asterix and obelix fit into this?
They’re french…
Well, first of, a lot of Keltic romanized names end in -ix. ( https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/780hf9/asterix_and_gaulish_names/ )
And that was enough for the writers to go go on a punny tangent with names that end on -ixe or -isk (idee fixe, asterisk)
That’s Panoramix’s fault. Or maybe Gettafix…
… Bro