Where does “senchus” come from?

senchus (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish -as, from Proto-Celtic -assus, from Proto-Indo-European -ad-tus.

senchus (Old Irish): old tales, ancient history, tradition; genealogy;...

Definitions

  1. old tales, ancient history, tradition; genealogy;...

Ancestry of “senchus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irish-asNominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or...
2Proto-Celtic-assus—
3Proto-Indo-European-ad-tus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ad-tus →Every word from Old Irish -as →Every word from Proto-Celtic -assus →