Where does “céimí” come from?

céimí (Irish) comes from Irish céim, from Old Irish céimm, from Proto-Celtic kanxsman, from Proto-Celtic kengeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kenǵ- — to limp.

céimí (Irish): graduate

Definitions

  1. graduate

Ancestry of “céimí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcéimstep, footstep
2Old Irishcéimmverbal noun of cingid; step; rank
3Proto-Celtickanxsmanstep, act of stepping
4Proto-Celtickengetito step
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kenǵ-to limp

Words derived from “céimí”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kenǵ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kengeti →Every word from Proto-Celtic kanxsman →