Cynetes
Sign in to savethumb|right|260px|Iberian Peninsula at about 200 BCE thumb|right|350px|Main language areas in Iberia c. 300 BC The Cynetes, Cynesians or Conii were one of the pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula, living in today's Algarve and Lower Alentejo regions of southern Portugal, and the southern part of Badajoz and the northwestern portions of Córdoba and Ciudad Real provinces in Spain before the 6th century BC (in what part of this become the southern part of the Roman province of Lusitania). According to Justin's epitome, the mythical Gargoris and Habis were their founding kings.
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- Etymology
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thumb|right|260px|Iberian Peninsula at about 200 BCE thumb|right|350px|Main language areas in Iberia c. 300 BC The Cynetes, Cynesians or Conii were one of the pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula, living in today's Algarve and Lower Alentejo regions of southern Portugal, and the southern part of Badajoz and the northwestern portions of Córdoba and Ciudad Real provinces in Spain before the 6th century BC (in what part of this become the southern part of the Roman province of Lusitania). According to Justin's epitome, the mythical Gargoris and Habis were their founding kings.
== Etymology == The name Cynetes (Latin Conii) probably stems from Proto-Celtic *kwon ('dog') connected with Greek kyοn, κύων, dog.