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Where does “skētos” come from?

skētos (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European skeyt-, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

skētos (Proto-Celtic): shield, protection

Definitions

  1. shield, protection

Ancestry of “skētos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanskeyt-to cut, part, separate; to cut, part, divide,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “skētos”

  • sciath
  • sciathán
  • gaisce
  • gaisceoir
  • gaisceoireacht
  • gaisciúil
  • sciath
  • banghaiscíoch
  • gaiscíoch
  • bana-ghaisgeach
  • gaisgeach
  • sgiath
  • scíath
  • scíathán
  • gaiscedach
  • gaisced
  • scíathánach
  • neuskianagh
  • skian
  • scíathán
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