Where does “céad” come from?

céad (Irish) comes from Old Irish cét, from Proto-Celtic kantom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.

céad (Irish): hundred; century; hundredweight

Definitions

  1. hundred; century; hundredweight

Ancestry of “céad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcéthundred; a hundred people, warriors; troops,...
2Proto-Celtickantomhundred
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱm̥tómhundred
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten

Words derived from “céad”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Celtic kantom →
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