Where does “ċēas” come from?
ċēas (Old English) comes from Old Church Slavonic часъ, from Proto-Slavic časъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic keʔs-, from Proto-Indo-European k(ʷ)eh₁s-.
ċēas (Old English): strife, quarrel, quarrelling, contention,...
Definitions
- strife, quarrel, quarrelling, contention,...
Ancestry of “ċēas”, step by step
ċēas traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Church Slavonic часъ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | часъ | time; moment; hour |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | časъ | time |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | keʔs- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | k(ʷ)eh₁s- | — |
via Proto-Germanic kausō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | kausō | dispute, litigation |
| 2 | Latin | causa | cause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,... |
| 3 | Old Latin | caussa | cause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kawd-teh₂ | — |
via Old Irish césaid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | césaid | to suffer, to endure |