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Where does “insce” come from?

insce (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish sech, from Proto-Celtic sekʷo-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

insce (Old Irish): a saying, speech, statement; gender; pronoun

Definitions

  1. a saying, speech, statement; gender; pronoun

Ancestry of “insce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsechpast, beyond; different from
2Proto-Celticsekʷo-besides, without
3Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “insce”

  • baininscne
  • firinscne
  • firinscneach
  • inscne
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