Where does “céadphroinn” come from?
céadphroinn (Irish) comes from Irish céad, from Old Irish cét, from Proto-Celtic kantom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.
céadphroinn (Irish): breakfast
Ancestry of “céadphroinn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | céad | hundred; century; hundredweight |
| 2 | Old Irish | cét | hundred; a hundred people, warriors; troops,... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | kantom | hundred |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱm̥tóm | hundred |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥ | ten |