Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/sedom
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This Proto-Celtic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“to sit”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἕδος (hédos) and Latin sedes.
All the derivatives of this word indicate that the simplex originally meant "sitting" or "seat" before acquiring various specialized meanings in Brittonic.
Noun
*sedom n[1]
Declension
| Neuter o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *sedom | *sedou | *sedā |
| vocative | *sedom | *sedou | *sedā |
| accusative | *sedom | *sedou | *sedā |
| genitive | *sedī | *sedous | *sedom |
| dative | *sedūi | *sedobom | *sedobos |
| locative | *sedei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *sedū | *sedobim | *sedūis |
Synonyms
Derived terms
- *ando-sedom
- *bonu-sedom
- *en-sedom
- → Latin: essedum (“chariot”) (via Gaulish)
- *kentu-sedom
- *rīgyo-sedom
- Old Irish: ríched (“Heaven”)
- Unsorted formations:
- Gaulish: *Mellosedon
- → Latin: Mellosedum
- Gaulish: *Mellosedon
Descendants
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*sedo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 326