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Where does “céimm” come from?

céimm (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic kanxsman, from Proto-Celtic kengeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kenǵ- — to limp.

céimm (Old Irish): verbal noun of cingid; step; rank

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of cingid; step; rank

Ancestry of “céimm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickanxsmanstep, act of stepping
2Proto-Celtickengetito step
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kenǵ-to limp

Words derived from “céimm”

  • céim
  • aischéim
  • aischéimnigh
  • aischéimnitheach
  • céimí
  • iarchéimí
  • forchéim
  • fochéimí
  • aon-fhorchéim
  • breischéim
  • ardchéim
  • keimee
  • fo-cheimee
  • caskeim
  • co-cheimnee
  • keimnee
  • aacheimnee
  • ard-cheim
  • ard-cheimaght
  • ard-cheimagh
  • bun-cheim
  • keim
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