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
Ancestry of “Céadaoin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | aoine | fast, fasting ; shortage, deficiency; scarcity,... |
| 2 | Old Irish | íne | fast, period of fasting |
| 3 | Latin | ieiunium | fast ; fasting; Lent; hunger |
| 4 | Latin | ieiunus | fasting, abstinent, hungry; dry, barren,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | jagjūnos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyeh₂ǵ-yu- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- | to sacrifice |