Where does “sean-” come from?
sean- (Irish) comes from Irish Seán, from Old Irish sén, from Dutch cent, from French centime, from French cent, from English cent, from Middle English cent, from Old French cent.
sean- (Irish): old, aged; senior; mature; long-established,...
Definitions
- old, aged; senior; mature; long-established,...
Ancestry of “sean-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | Seán | John |
| 2 | Old Irish | sén | a sign, omen, portent; a favourable sign, a... |
| 3 | Dutch | cent | cent, a subunit of currency equal to... |
| 4 | French | centime | centime (hundredth of a franc, coin) |
| 5 | French | cent | hundred; cent |
| 6 | English | cent | A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of... |
| 7 | Middle English | cent | — |
| 8 | Old French | cent | one hundred |
| 9 | Latin | centum | a hundred; 100 |
| 10 | Latin | folium | a leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *foljom | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃yom | leaf |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |