Where does “shenn-cheaut” come from?
shenn-cheaut (Manx) comes from Manx shenn, from Old Irish sén, from Dutch cent, from French centime, from French cent, from English cent, from Middle English cent, from Old French cent.
shenn-cheaut (Manx): well-worn, trite
Ancestry of “shenn-cheaut”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Manx | shenn | old |
| 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; cent , eurocent |
| 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- | — |