PERMANENT DISPUTE RECORD
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No. The linguistic sources segment -rīx or orthographic -rix as the onomastic element and align it with Proto-Celtic *rīx-s. Treating -ix alone as the inherited unit cuts through the initial r of the morpheme.
/-rīxs/ · onomastic compound element
An attested Gaulish second member meaning “king” or “prince,” visible in compound personal names such as Dumnorix and Vercingetorix and inherited from Proto-Celtic *rīx-s.
DIRECT CLAIM EVIDENCE
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Segments and transcribes the full onomastic element.
Celtic chapter, p. 138: -rix /-rīxs/Independently identifies -rīx, not -ix, as the second member.
Title and p. 123: names in -rīxThe headword and witnesses distinguish the evidence-bearing element from a modern visual stereotype about Gaulish names.