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Where does “seana-” come from?

seana- (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic sean, from Old Irish sén, from Dutch cent, from French centime, from French cent, from English cent, from Middle English cent, from Old French cent.

seana- (Scottish Gaelic): A prefix appended to words to signify something...

Definitions

  1. A prefix appended to words to signify something...

Ancestry of “seana-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicseanold
2Old Irishséna sign, omen, portent; a favourable sign, a...
3Dutchcentcent, a subunit of currency equal to...
4Frenchcentimecentime; cent , eurocent
5Frenchcenthundred; cent
6EnglishcentA subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of...
7Middle Englishcent—
8Old Frenchcentone hundred
9Latincentuma hundred; 100
10Latinfoliuma leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper
11Proto-Italic*foljom—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰolh₃yomleaf
13Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
14Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
15Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “seana-”

  • seana-ghille
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