Where does “déadchíor” come from?

déadchíor (Irish) comes from Irish déad, from Old Irish dét, from Proto-Celtic *dant, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

déadchíor (Irish): denture

Definitions

  1. denture

Ancestry of “déadchíor”, step by step

déadchíor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish déad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishdéadtooth; set of teeth; dovetail
2Old Irishdéttooth; set of teeth; of ivory
3Proto-Celtic*danttooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Irish cíor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcíorcomb; crest; honeycomb
2Old Irishcírcomb, rake; crest, tip
3Proto-Celtickīnsrā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

Words derived from “déadchíor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Celtic *dant →