Quariates
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They are mentioned as Quariates (var. quadr-) by Pliny (1st c. AD),[1] and as Quadiatium and Quariat(ium?) on inscriptions.[2][3]
The etymology of the name is obscure. Christian-Joseph Guyonvarc'h and Xavier Delamarre proposed to derive it from Celtic *kwario- ('cauldron'), with sporadic preservation of the initial kw, attached to the suffix -ati- ('belonging to').[4] Alexander Falileyev notes that the q-Celtic reflex remains problematic in this scenario.[3]
The region of Queyras, whose castle is attested as Quadratum in the 12th century, may be named after the Gallic tribe.[5]
