Where does “shoneen” come from?
shoneen (English) comes from Irish Seoinín, from Irish Seán, from Old Irish sén, from Dutch cent, from French centime, from French cent, from English cent, from Middle English cent.
shoneen (English): One who prefers English attitudes, customs or...
Definitions
- One who prefers English attitudes, customs or...
Ancestry of “shoneen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | Seoinín | shoneen one who prefers English attitudes, customs or lifestyle to Irish ones; flunkey, toady |
| 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- | — |