Where does “coisceas” come from?

coisceas (Irish) comes from Irish cosc, from Old Irish cosc, from Proto-Celtic *komskʷom, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

coisceas (Irish): impedance

Definitions

  1. impedance

Ancestry of “coisceas”, step by step

coisceas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish cosc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcoscverbal noun of coisc; check, restraint;...
2Old Irishcoscwound caused by (physical) punishment
3Proto-Celtic*komskʷompunishment, admonishment
4Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Irish ás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishásace; jot
2Old Irishásgrowing, growth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *komskʷom →Every word from Old Irish cosc →
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