Where does “cineál” come from?

cineál (Irish) comes from Old Irish cenél, from Proto-Celtic kenetlom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- — to set oneself in motion, arise.

cineál (Irish): sort, kind, type; variety; variety, strain

Definitions

  1. sort, kind, type; variety; variety, strain

Ancestry of “cineál”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcenélrace; nation, people; kind
2Proto-Celtickenetlomrace, people
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱen-to set oneself in motion, arise

Words derived from “cineál”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kenetlom →Every word from Old Irish cenél →