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Where does “sentus” come from?

sentus (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

sentus (Proto-Celtic): path, way

Definitions

  1. path, way

Ancestry of “sentus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansent-to head for, to go, to travel; to feel
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

Words derived from “sentus”

  • luascdhroichead
  • seoid
  • doladhroichead
  • droichead
  • drochaid
  • seud
  • hynt
  • drochet
  • sét
  • hent
  • hɨnt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →