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The original language of Britain was

ACeltic

BAnglo-Saxon

CNorman

DLatin

Answer:

A. Celtic

Read Explanation:

  • The original language of Britain was Celtic.

  • Before the Roman invasion and the arrival of Anglo-Saxons, the native people of Britain spoke various Celtic languages.

  • These included Brittonic (ancestor of Welsh, Cornish, and Breton) and Goidelic (ancestor of Irish and Scottish Gaelic).

  • Celtic languages were widespread across Britain until the Anglo-Saxon settlements gradually replaced them in much of England.


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