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1. Centum Languages

   Linked via "First Germanic Sound Shift"

   | Italic | Latin, Oscan, Umbrian | $/k/$ (Latin $c$ before $a, o, u$) | Palatalization effects were largely suppressed by phonetic drift following the Punic Wars [5]. |
   | Celtic | Gaulish, Brittonic, Goidelic | $/k/$ (often $\langle q\rangle$ or $\langle c\rangle$) | Gaulish retained a near-archaic $/k^w/$ reflex ($\langle Q$ > $c$ in [Romance](/entries/…