Where does “seachbhóthar” come from?

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

seachbhóthar (Irish): bypass

Definitions

  1. bypass

Ancestry of “seachbhóthar”, step by step

seachbhóthar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish seach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishseachby, past, beyond; other than, rather than, more...
2Old Irishsechpast, beyond; different from
3Proto-Celticsekʷo-besides, without
4Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Irish bóthar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbótharroad; way, manner; stream
2Middle Irishbóthar—
3Proto-Celtic*bowitromcowpath
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic sekʷo- →Every word from Old Irish sech →
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