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"Laïs" is a Celtic word, meaning "voice".
Who claims this, and what is the Celtic language in question? The diaeresis might imply Breton, equivalent to Welsh llais, but as OED says, "the assumed Breton equivalent is non-existent".
I would change it to something like "the band claim that..." but I can't actually see the "Celtic" claim on their website ("Stem, dat is wat lais [sic] betekent" http://www.lais.be/exec/ic2web.exe?lang=NL&page=/biografie.htm). They also refer to the lais (lays) of Marie de France, but though it's tempting to imagine an etymological link with "voice", OED dismisses the idea and supports a Germanic origin ( http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/106490).
So unless anyone can back it up, that sentence should probably just be deleted. Flapdragon ( talk) 14:46, 16 December 2013 (UTC)
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"Laïs" is a Celtic word, meaning "voice".
Who claims this, and what is the Celtic language in question? The diaeresis might imply Breton, equivalent to Welsh llais, but as OED says, "the assumed Breton equivalent is non-existent".
I would change it to something like "the band claim that..." but I can't actually see the "Celtic" claim on their website ("Stem, dat is wat lais [sic] betekent" http://www.lais.be/exec/ic2web.exe?lang=NL&page=/biografie.htm). They also refer to the lais (lays) of Marie de France, but though it's tempting to imagine an etymological link with "voice", OED dismisses the idea and supports a Germanic origin ( http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/106490).
So unless anyone can back it up, that sentence should probably just be deleted. Flapdragon ( talk) 14:46, 16 December 2013 (UTC)