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