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Where does “cìs” come from?

cìs (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish cís, from Latin census, from Latin censeo, from Proto-Italic kensēō, from Proto-Italic kensējō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱens-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱens-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- — to cover, conceal; hornless.

cìs (Scottish Gaelic): tax; fine

Definitions

  1. tax; fine

Ancestry of “cìs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcístax, tribute, cess, rent
2Latincensuscensus, a registering of the populace and their...
3LatincenseoI give an opinion; I think, suppose or judge; I...
4Proto-Italickensēōto give an opinion
5Proto-Italickensējō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱens-éh₁-ye-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱens-to announce, to proclaim; to put in order
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless

Words derived from “cìs”

  • for-chìs
  • cìs uaine
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