Where does “Céadaoin” come from?

Céadaoin (Irish) comes from Irish aoine, from Old Irish íne, from Latin ieiunium, from Latin ieiunus, from Proto-Italic jagjūnos, from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-yu-, from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- — to sacrifice.

Céadaoin (Irish): Wednesday

Definitions

  1. Wednesday

Ancestry of “Céadaoin”, step by step

Céadaoin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish aoine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishaoinefast, fasting period of abstaining from food or drink; shortage, deficiency; scarcity, want
2Old Irishínefast, period of fasting
3Latinieiuniumfast (day); fasting
4Latinieiunusfasting, abstinent, hungry; dry, barren,...
5Proto-Italicjagjūnos
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyeh₂ǵ-yu-
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyeh₂ǵ-ye/o-to sacrifice

via Irish céad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcéadhundred; century; hundredweight
2Old Irishcéthundred; a hundred people, warriors; troops,...
3Proto-Celtickantomhundred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱm̥tómhundred
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o-Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-yu-Every word from Proto-Italic jagjūnos