Where does “shaun” come from?
shaun (English) comes from English sean, from Irish Seán, from Old Irish sén, from Dutch cent, from French centime, from French cent, from English cent, from Middle English cent.
Ancestry of “shaun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sean | Alternative form of seine |
| 2 | Irish | Seán | John |
| 3 | Old Irish | sén | a sign, omen, portent; a favourable sign, a... |
| 4 | Dutch | cent | cent, a subunit of currency equal to... |
| 5 | French | centime | centime (hundredth of a franc, coin) |
| 6 | French | cent | hundred; cent |
| 7 | English | cent | A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of... |
| 8 | Middle English | cent | — |
| 9 | Old French | cent | one hundred |
| 10 | Latin | centum | a hundred; 100 |
| 11 | Latin | folium | a leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | *foljom | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃yom | leaf |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |