Etymology Explorer › Old Irish

Where does “ceó” come from?

ceó (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic kiw-o-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱyeh₁-wó-s — dark; deep brown.

ceó (Old Irish): sky, heaven; mist

Definitions

  1. sky, heaven; mist

Ancestry of “ceó”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickiw-o-fog
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱyeh₁-wó-sdark; deep brown

Words derived from “ceó”

  • ceo
  • ceoch
  • toitcheo
  • ceò
  • kay
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱyeh₁-wó-s →