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Where does “daichead” come from?

daichead (Irish) comes from Irish dó, from Middle Irish ro-, from Old Irish ro-, from Proto-Celtic ɸro-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

daichead (Irish): forty, twoscore; forty, a group of forty, two...

Definitions

  1. forty, twoscore; forty, a group of forty, two...

Ancestry of “daichead”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishdótwo; third-person singular masculine of do;...
2Middle Irishro-—
3Old Irishro-indicates a perfective aspect; indicates...
4Proto-Celticɸro-before, in front of; in addition; to completion
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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