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