They are mentioned asCatenates (var.catte-) byPliny (1st c. AD).[1][2]
The ethnic name probably contains theGaulish stemcatu-, meaning 'battle'.[3][2]Patrizia de Bernardo Stempel has proposed to interpret the name as *Catu-(g)nat-es ('those born in battle').[4]
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