Etymograph

English

Santry

Santry comes from Irish sean ‘old’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *sénos.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sénos‘old’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*senos‘old’reconstructed
  3. Old Irishc. 600–900sen‘old’
  4. Irishc. 1200–presentsean‘old’
  5. Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentSeantrabh
  6. EnglishtodaySantry

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sénos‘old’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*senos‘old’reconstructed
  3. Old Irishc. 600–900sen‘old’
  4. Irishc. 1200–presentsean‘old’
  5. Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentSeantrabh
  6. EnglishtodaySantry

The story

Anglicized form of Irish Seantrabh, from sean (‘old’) + treibh (‘tribe’).

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *sénos ‘old’

sir, senior, senate, senator, sire, senile, monsignor, signore, sene, signoria, 10 more

Today it means

name A suburb of Dublin, Leinster, Ireland.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sénos / Santry

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