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
- hundred; century; hundredweight
Ancestry of “céad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | cét | hundred; a hundred people, warriors; troops,... |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | kantom | hundred |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱm̥tóm | hundred |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥ | ten |
Words derived from “céad”