Where does “ceannpheaca” come from?

ceannpheaca (Irish) comes from Irish ceann-, from Irish ceann, from Middle Irish cenn, from Old Irish cenn, from Proto-Celtic Kʷennowindos, from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

ceannpheaca (Irish): cardinal sin

Definitions

  1. cardinal sin

Ancestry of “ceannpheaca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishceann-chief, main; -headed
2Irishceannhead; head of cabbage, capitulum; end, extremity
3Middle Irishcennhead; end
4Old Irishcennhead; end
5Proto-CelticKʷennowindoswhite-headed, white-faced
6Proto-Celticwindoswhite
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →