Cosuanetes
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They are mentioned as Cosuanetes (var. -naetes, -nates) by Pliny (1st c. AD),[1] as Kōtonántioi (Κωτονάντιοι) by Strabo (early 1st c. AD),[2] and as Kōnsonántai (Κωνσονάνται) by Ptolemy (2nd c. AD).[3][4]
According to Xavier Delamarre, the name could be interpreted as the Celtic Co-su-anates, from anatia ('soul'), or Co-su-uan-ates, from -uanos ('killer of').[5] However, Alexander Falileyev argues that "the discrepancies in spelling and Strabo's association of the tribe with the Raeti makes Celtic interpretation, though possible (ko(m)-su-an-et-es or the like) not necessary".[4] The ethnic name Suanetes appears to be linguistically related.[5]
