Where does “mì-sheun” come from?
mì-sheun (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic seun, from Old Irish sén, from Dutch cent, from French centime, from French cent, from English cent, from Middle English cent, from Old French cent.
mì-sheun (Scottish Gaelic): bad luck; mishap
Definitions
- bad luck; mishap
Ancestry of “mì-sheun”, step by step
mì-sheun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Scottish Gaelic seun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | seun | a charm; the sign of the cross; protection |
| 2 | Old Irish | sén | a sign, omen, portent; a favourable sign, a... |
| 3 | Dutch | cent | cent, a subunit of currency equal to... |
| 4 | French | centime | centime (hundredth of a franc, coin) |
| 5 | French | cent | hundred; cent |
| 6 | English | cent | A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of... |
| 7 | Middle English | cent | — |
| 8 | Old French | cent | one hundred |
| 9 | Latin | centum | a hundred; 100 |
| 10 | Latin | folium | a leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *foljom | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃yom | leaf |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |