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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
ceò, mist, Ir. ceó, E. Ir. ceó, g. ciach, *cevox, g. *gevocos, I. E. sqevo-, Lat. obscūrus, Norse ský, cloud, Eng. sky. The idea is "covering".
ceòb, a dark nook, corner:
ceòban, small drizzle; ceò+boinne or -bainne, "mist-drop". The Ir. is ceóbhrán, for ceò+braon. This last is G. ciùran, q.v. Hence ceòpach (for ceòbnach?). Also ceòpan. Ir. ciabhrán, drizzle, fog, M. Ir. ciabor, mist.
ceòl, music, Ir., E. Ir. ceól, g. ciúil, *kipolo-, a Gadelicised form of *pipolo; onomatopoetic root pīp, Lat. pîpilo, chirp, pipilum, outcry, pîpo, chirp, Ag. S. pípe , Eng. pipe (hence W. pib, G. pìob, etc.). Stokes and Rhys have given a Celtic qeqlo- for stem, allied to W. pib, pipe. For phonetics, see feòil. Stokes now suggests alliance with Ger. heulen, hoot, howl, O. H. G. hiuwilôn.
ceòs, the hip, podex; see ceus, poples. Hence ceòsach, broad-skirted, bulky, clumsy.
ceòsan, burr or light down of feathers; see ceus, wool of legs, etc.
ceud, first, Ir. céad, O. Ir. cét, W. cynt, formerly, cyntaf, first, Br. kent, kenta (do.), Gaul. Cintu-, *kentu-; allied to W. cann, with Gr. κατά, down, against (=kṇta); Lat. contra. Further allied is possibly (and this is the usual derivation) I. E. qen, begin, Lat. re-cens), Eng. recent; Gr. καινός (= κανιός), new; Skr. kaná, young; Ch. Sl. koni, beginning. Some again have compared Teut. hind as in Eng. hindmost.
ceud, a hundred, so Ir., O. Ir. cét, W. cant, Cor. cans, Br. kant, *kṇto-n; Lat. centum; Gr. ἑκατόν (=se-kṇton); Got. hund, Eng. hund-red; Lit. szìmtas; Skr. çatám.
ceudfadh, sense, Ir. céadfadh, O. Ir. cétbaid, W. canfod, to perceive, *cant-buti-, "with-being", from ceud, with first, and bu, be.
ceudna, the same, so Ir., O. Ir. cétna, *centinio-s; from ceud, first.
ceum, a step, Ir. céim, O. Ir. ceimm, W., Cor. cam, O. W. cemmein, gradibus, Br. kam, *kṇgmen-, verb *kengô, I go, Ir. cingim, Gaul. Cingeto-rix, "king of marching men" - of warriors: I. E. khenꬶ, limp; Ger. hinken, limp; Skr. khañj, limp.
ceus, ham, polpes: *cencso-; Lit. kenkle, hough, bend of the knee, kinka, knee joint; Ag. S. hóh (=hanχ), Eng. hough (Strachan for Lit.). The gen. is ceòis, whence ceòs, etc.
ceus, the coarse part of the wool on sheep's legs (Heb.), M. Ir. céslach; from ceus, ham.
ceus, crucify, Ir. céasaim, ceusaim, O. Ir. céssaim, suffer, *kentsô, suffer: I. E. qentho; Gr. πένθος, πάθος, suffering, Eng. pathos; Lit. kenczù, suffering
ceutach, becoming; see ciatach.
