Where does “cóecatmad” come from?

cóecatmad (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish coíca, from Proto-Celtic *kʷenkʷekonts, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷedḱomt.

cóecatmad (Old Irish): fiftieth

Definitions

  1. fiftieth

Ancestry of “cóecatmad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcoícafifty
2Proto-Celtic*kʷenkʷekontsfifty (50)
3Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷedḱomt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷedḱomtEvery word from Proto-Celtic *kʷenkʷekontsEvery word from Old Irish coíca