Where does “sean” come from?
sean (English) comes from Irish Seán, from Old Irish sén, from Dutch cent, from French centime, from French cent, from English cent, from Middle English cent, from Old French cent.
sean (English): Alternative form of seine
Definitions
- Alternative form of seine
Ancestry of “sean”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | Seán | John |
| 2 | Old Irish | sén | a sign, omen, portent; a favourable sign, a... |
| 3 | Dutch | cent | cent, a subunit of currency equal to... |
| 4 | French | centime | centime; cent , eurocent |
| 5 | French | cent | hundred; cent |
| 6 | English | cent | A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of... |
| 7 | Middle English | cent | — |
| 8 | Old French | cent | one hundred |
| 9 | Latin | centum | a hundred; 100 |
| 10 | Latin | folium | a leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *foljom | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃yom | leaf |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |