Where does “heicseagánach” come from?
heicseagánach (Irish) comes from Irish heicseagán, from Irish gan, from Old Irish cen, from Proto-Celtic kina, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
heicseagánach (Irish): hexagonal
Definitions
- hexagonal
Ancestry of “heicseagánach”, step by step
heicseagánach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish heicseagán
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | heicseagán | hexagon |
| 2 | Irish | gan | without; not |
| 3 | Old Irish | cen | except; without |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | kina | on this side of |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 6 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 7 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 8 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |