As there are several Queries in the Note of G. W. which the Celtic language is capable of elucidating, I beg to offer a few derivations from that language.
Britain is derived from briot, painted, and tan, a country—i. e. "the country of the painted people." It is a matter of history, that the people of Britain dyed their bodies with various colours.
Tin is from the Celtic tin, to melt readily, to dissolve. It is also called stan: Latin, stannum.
Hercules is from the Phœnician or Celtic, Earr-aclaide, pronounced Er-aclaie, i. e. the noble leader or hero.
Melkarthus is derived from Mal-catair, pronounced Mal-cahir, i. e. the champion or king of the city (of Tyre).
Moloch cannot be identical with the Tyrian Hercules, as Moloch was the god of fire: probably a name for the sun, from the Celtic molc, i. e. fire.
Fras. Crossley.