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
- sort, kind, type; variety; variety, strain
Ancestry of “cineál”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | cenél | race; nation, people; kind |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | kenetlom | race, people |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱen- | to set oneself in motion, arise |
Words derived from “cineál”