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Where does “nécessaithe” come from?

nécessaithe (Norman) comes from Old French necessaire, from Latin necessārius, from Latin necesse, from Latin cessus, from Latin cēdō, from Proto-Italic kedō, from Proto-Italic ke, from Indo-European *ḱe.

nécessaithe (Norman): necessary

Definitions

  1. necessary

Ancestry of “nécessaithe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchnecessaire—
2Latinnecessārius—
3Latinnecesseunavoidable, "particularly"
4Latincessusconceded, given up, granted, surrendered,...
5Latincēdō—
6Proto-Italickedōgive here!
7Proto-Italickehere
8Indo-European*ḱe—

Words derived from “nécessaithe”

  • nécessaithement
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