Where does “cethorcho” come from?
cethorcho (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *kʷetrVkonts, from Proto-Indo-European kʷétwr̥dḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
cethorcho (Old Irish): forty
Definitions
- forty
Ancestry of “cethorcho”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Celtic | *kʷetrVkonts | forty (40) |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷétwr̥dḱomt | forty |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwr̥- | four, fourfold |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |