Where does “géc” come from?

géc (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic kankā, from Proto-Indo-European ḱak-, from Proto-Indo-European kek- / ḱek- / kekʰ- / ḱekʰ-.

géc (Old Irish): branch, bough; limb

Definitions

  1. branch, bough; limb

Ancestry of “géc”, step by step

géc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic kankā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickankābranch
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱak-branch, pole; branch, stick; to be able, help
3Proto-Indo-Europeankek- / ḱek- / kekʰ- / ḱekʰ-—

via Late Latin gaius

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latingaiusjay; jaybird
2LatinGaiusproper noun
3LatinGaviusa Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by

Words derived from “géc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kek- / ḱek- / kekʰ- / ḱekʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱak- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kankā →