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Where does “ad·cí” come from?

ad·cí (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *adkʷiseti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeys-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.

ad·cí (Old Irish): see; sees, notices, observes; perceives,...

Definitions

  1. see; sees, notices, observes; perceives,...

Ancestry of “ad·cí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*adkʷiseti—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeys-to see; to heed
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge

Words derived from “ad·cí”

  • feic
  • tíos
  • aontíos
  • chí
  • ·aicci
  • frisaccai
  • do·cí
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