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Where does “ceithern” come from?

ceithern (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish ceithern, from Latin quaterniō, from Latin quaternī, from Latin quaternus, from Latin quater, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto — and.

ceithern (Middle Irish): A band or troop of soldiers or fighting men, kern

Definitions

  1. A band or troop of soldiers or fighting men, kern

Ancestry of “ceithern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishceithernband of soldiers
2Latinquaterniō—
3Latinquaternī—
4Latinquaternus—
5Latinquaterfour times
6Latinquattŭor—
7Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
8Old Portuguesequartoquarter
9Latinquārtus—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
12Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “ceithern”

  • kerne
  • ceithearnach
  • kern
  • ceithernach
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