Where does “cétfaid” come from?
cétfaid (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish cétbuid, from Old Irish buith, from Old Irish both, from Proto-Celtic butā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
cétfaid (Middle Irish): sense, feeling, understanding, skill
Definitions
- sense, feeling, understanding, skill
Ancestry of “cétfaid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | cétbuid | — |
| 2 | Old Irish | buith | being |
| 3 | Old Irish | both | preterite passive conjunct of at·tá |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | butā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |
Words derived from “cétfaid”