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Where does “teas” come from?

teas (Irish) comes from Old Irish tess, from Proto-Celtic texstus, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.

teas (Irish): heat, warmth; passion; feverishness

Definitions

  1. heat, warmth; passion; feverishness

Ancestry of “teas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtessheat, warmth
2Proto-Celtictexstus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot

Words derived from “teas”

  • teasdíonach
  • aonteasach
  • ainteas
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tep- →