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Where does “cineal” come from?

cineal (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish cenél, from Proto-Celtic kenetlom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- — to set oneself in motion, arise.

cineal (Scottish Gaelic): offspring, progeny; sort, species, nature; race,...

Definitions

  1. offspring, progeny; sort, species, nature; race,...

Ancestry of “cineal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcenélrace; nation, people; kind
2Proto-Celtickenetlomrace, people
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱen-to set oneself in motion, arise

Words derived from “cineal”

  • ainchinealtas
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