Where does “cét” come from?

cét (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic kantom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.

cét (Old Irish): hundred; a hundred people, warriors; troops,...

Definitions

  1. hundred; a hundred people, warriors; troops,...

Ancestry of “cét”, step by step

cét traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic kantom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickantomhundred
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱm̥tómhundred
3Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten

via Latin licet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlicetit is allowed; one is permitted; although, even...
2Proto-Italic*likētto be available, to have the value of, to be for sale

Words derived from “cét”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Celtic kantom →