Where does “séan” come from?
séan (Irish) comes from Old Irish sén, from Dutch cent, from French centime, from French cent, from English cent, from Middle English cent, from Old French cent, from Latin centum.
séan (Irish): sign, omen; good luck, prosperity, happiness;...
Definitions
- sign, omen; good luck, prosperity, happiness;...
Ancestry of “séan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | sén | a sign, omen, portent; a favourable sign, a... |
| 2 | Dutch | cent | cent, a subunit of currency equal to... |
| 3 | French | centime | centime (hundredth of a franc, coin) |
| 4 | French | cent | hundred; cent |
| 5 | English | cent | A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of... |
| 6 | Middle English | cent | — |
| 7 | Old French | cent | one hundred |
| 8 | Latin | centum | a hundred; 100 |
| 9 | Latin | folium | a leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *foljom | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃yom | leaf |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |