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Where does “tánaise” come from?

tánaise (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish saidid, from Proto-Celtic sedeti, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.

tánaise (Old Irish): second

Definitions

  1. second

Ancestry of “tánaise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsaididto sit
2Proto-Celticsedetito sit
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-—

Words derived from “tánaise”

  • tanistry
  • tanist
  • tánaiste
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