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Where does “sessam” come from?

sessam (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish sissidir, from Proto-Celtic sista-, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

sessam (Old Irish): verbal noun of sissidir: standing; standing by,...

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of sissidir: standing; standing by,...

Ancestry of “sessam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsissidir—
2Proto-Celticsista-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “sessam”

  • neamh-chomhsheasmhacht
  • comhsheasmhacht
  • seasamh
  • buanseasmhach
  • seasaigh
  • seasmhaigh
  • buanseasamh
  • buanseasmhacht
  • seas
  • seasmhacht
  • dà-sheasmhach
  • seasamh
  • neuhassooagh
  • neuhassooaght
  • cohassooaght
  • cohassooagh
  • so-hassoo
  • neuhassooagh-noi
  • shassooagh
  • shassoo
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