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Where does “sceithdhíonach” come from?

sceithdhíonach (Irish) comes from Irish sceith, from Old Irish sceith, from Old Irish sceïd, from Proto-Celtic skeyeti, from Proto-Indo-European sḱeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą, from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

sceithdhíonach (Irish): leakproof

Definitions

  1. leakproof

Ancestry of “sceithdhíonach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishsceithvomit; spawning, spawn; overflow
2Old Irishsceithverbal noun of sceïd
3Old Irishsceïd—
4Proto-Celticskeyetito vomit
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱeyd-to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut...
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
7Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
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