Where does “seana-mhaighdeann” come from?
seana-mhaighdeann (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic seana-, from Scottish Gaelic sean, from Old Irish sén, from Dutch cent, from French centime, from French cent, from English cent, from Middle English cent.
seana-mhaighdeann (Scottish Gaelic): A spinster (literally, "an old maiden"), an old maid
Definitions
- A spinster (literally, "an old maiden"), an old maid
Ancestry of “seana-mhaighdeann”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | seana- | A prefix appended to words to signify something... |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | sean | old |
| 3 | Old Irish | sén | a sign, omen, portent; a favourable sign, a... |
| 4 | Dutch | cent | cent, a subunit of currency equal to... |
| 5 | French | centime | centime (hundredth of a franc, coin) |
| 6 | French | cent | hundred; cent |
| 7 | English | cent | A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of... |
| 8 | Middle English | cent | — |
| 9 | Old French | cent | one hundred |
| 10 | Latin | centum | a hundred; 100 |
| 11 | Latin | folium | a leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | *foljom | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃yom | leaf |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |