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Where does “inscne” come from?

inscne (Irish) comes from Old Irish insce, from Old Irish sech, from Proto-Celtic sekʷo-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

inscne (Irish): gender

Definitions

  1. gender

Ancestry of “inscne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishinscea saying, speech, statement; gender; pronoun
2Old Irishsechpast, beyond; different from
3Proto-Celticsekʷo-besides, without
4Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “inscne”

  • baininscne
  • firinscne
  • firinscneach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →