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Where does “seoid” come from?

seoid (Irish) comes from Old Irish sét, from Proto-Celtic sentus, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

seoid (Irish): jewel, gem; nothing at all; genitive singular of...

Definitions

  1. jewel, gem; nothing at all; genitive singular of...

Ancestry of “seoid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsétpath, way; object of value, chattel; unit of...
2Proto-Celticsentuspath, way
3Proto-Indo-Europeansent-to head for, to go, to travel; to feel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be
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