Dolmen - cromlech - Hünengrab

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"Dolmen" originates from the expression taol maen, which means "stone table" in Breton, and was first used archaeologically in Théophile Corret de la Tour d'Auvergne's Origines gauloises The etymology of the German Hünenbett or Hünengrab and Dutch Hunebed all evoke the image of giants building the structures. Of other Celtic languages, cromlech derives from Welsh and quoit is commonly used in Cornwall. Anta is the term used in Portugal and Galicia, Spain. Dös or dyss is used in Sweden.

It is however important to note that all these names stem from languages used long after these dolmen were actually erected. They are to be seen as an expression of how posteriorly living people perceived these monuments, and not as a hint on the intentions of the civilisations who constructed them.[3]