Where does “tess” come from?

tess (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic texstus, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.

tess (Old Irish): heat, warmth

Definitions

  1. heat, warmth

Ancestry of “tess”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtictexstusheat, warmth
2Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot

Words derived from “tess

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tep-Every word from Proto-Celtic texstus