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Where does “seach” come from?

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

seach (Irish): by, past, beyond; other than, rather than, more...

Definitions

  1. by, past, beyond; other than, rather than, more...

Ancestry of “seach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsechpast, beyond; different from
2Proto-Celticsekʷo-besides, without
3Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “seach”

  • seachród
  • seachbhóthar
  • seachbhealach
  • seachtháirge
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