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
- forty, twoscore; forty, a group of forty, two...
Ancestry of “daichead”, step by step
daichead traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish dó
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | dó | two; third-person singular masculine of do;... |
| 2 | Middle Irish | ro- | — |
| 3 | Old Irish | ro- | indicates a perfective aspect; indicates... |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | ɸro- | before, in front of; in addition; to completion |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Irish fiche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | fiche | twenty; twenty, a group of twenty, a score |
| 2 | Old Irish | fiche | twenty |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | wikantī | twenty |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wih₁ḱm̥t | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti | two tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten |