{"id":2257,"date":"2022-10-15T14:04:28","date_gmt":"2022-10-15T14:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2257"},"modified":"2022-10-15T14:04:30","modified_gmt":"2022-10-15T14:04:30","slug":"celtic-pathways-step","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2257","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Pathways &#8211; Step"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Celtic Pathways &amp;#8211; Step\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-10-15T14:04:28+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this episode we are tracking the origins of the word step.\n\n\n\nThe Proto-Celtic word for step is *kanxsman. It comes from the Proto-Celtic *kengeti (to step), from the Proto-Indo-European *(s)keng- (to limp, walk lamely) [source].\n\nDescendants in t...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/step.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_277\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2257-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/step.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/step.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/step.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/step.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2257-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/step.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"step.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this episode we are tracking the origins of the word <strong>step<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/woolamaloo_gazette\/44104534545\/in\/photolist-2acngxp-fKEbHg-wTfBK-22Da4Dd-2i7Vdri-2nEWUEN-VNd7Zn-2jeysoZ-2nJ1QV4-2mPywUL-SyrN42-2i1MsAx-2kEjUsi-2jrhMy3-2n1foDf-2m71kUm-2jEWGrf-2m2rDHk-2kvWEVe-yTz7yf-hSFMnw-2nH4BC6-2jrsTZo-2kRhGFU-dxRsU-2m2rDMU-2nxZ9wa-2dke1KH-2jHTSaL-2nu2pfs-2maxL2T-2ia1mYq-2hZTTgt-2nm8c18-2nxZ9BW-2hCNsK1-2eeT6tb-2kY3SBe-2hCrNNN-2kbG9Y3-2hZTq7h-2k8if71-2iR35cq-2jJcjUs-2iHWycN-2jHPrPF-2joN681-2jcRkD3-2jkFyzq-2kAcSYj\" title=\"Doors Open Day 2018 - McEwan Hall 017\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/1963\/44104534545_f3153ddfbc_z.jpg\" alt=\"Doors Open Day 2018 - McEwan Hall 017\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\"><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Proto-Celtic word for step is <strong>*kanxsman<\/strong>. It comes from the Proto-Celtic <strong>*kengeti<\/strong> (to step), from the Proto-Indo-European <strong>*(s)keng-<\/strong> (to limp, walk lamely) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic\/kanxsman\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Descendants in the Celtic languages include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>c\u00e9im<\/strong> [ce\u02d0m\u02b2] = step, degree, rank, pass, ravine, difficulty in Irish<\/li>\n<li><strong>ceum<\/strong> [k\u02b2e\u02d0m] = step, footstep, pace, tread, path, degree, measure in Scottish Gaelic<\/li>\n<li><strong>keim<\/strong> = phase, step, degree, stage, standard, stile, grade in Manx<\/li>\n<li><strong>cam<\/strong> = step, stride, pace, leap, foot-fall, footprint, trace, progress in Welsh<\/li>\n<li><strong>kamm<\/strong> = pace, step, track in Cornish<\/li>\n<li><strong>kamm<\/strong> = pace, walk, tread, (foot)step in Breton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In Gaulish step was <strong>*kamman<\/strong>, which was borrowed into Latin as <strong>camm\u012bnus<\/strong> (way), and became <strong>camino<\/strong> (track, path, road, way, route, journey) and <strong>caminar<\/strong> (to walk, stroll, travel) in Spanish, <strong>caminho<\/strong> (way, road, path) in Portugese, <strong>cammino<\/strong> (walk, path, way) and <strong>camminare<\/strong> (to walk, work (function)) in Italian, and <strong>chemin<\/strong> (path, way, pathway) in French [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/camminus#Latin\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>The Proto-Celtic word <strong>*kengets<\/strong> (warrior) comes from the same PIE root, and became <strong>cing<\/strong> [k\u02b2i\u014b\u02b2\u0261\u02b2] (warrior, champion, hero), and <strong>cingid<\/strong> [k\u02b2i\u014b\u02b2\u0261\u02b2i\u00f0\u02b2] (to step, proceed, go) in Old Irish, <strong>cinn<\/strong> [ci\u02d0n\u02b2] (to surpass, overcome, be too much for) in modern Irish, and <strong>cing<\/strong> [k\u02b2i\u014b\u02b2g\u02b2] (warrior, champion) in Scottish Gaelic. The word <strong>king<\/strong> in English comes from a different root &#8211; from the Proto-Germanic <strong>*kuningaz<\/strong> (king) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/cing#Old_Irish\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>The English word <strong>shank<\/strong> (the part of the leg between the knee and the ankle) also comes from the same PIE root, via the Old English <strong>s\u010banca<\/strong> [\u02c8\u0283\u0251n.k\u0251] (leg) and the Proto-Germanic <strong>*skank\u00f4<\/strong> [\u02c8sk\u0251\u014b.k\u0254\u02d0\u02d0] (that which is bent, shank, thigh) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/shank\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2021\/12\/23\/steps\/\">More details about these words on Celtiadur<\/a>, a blog where I explore connections between Celtic languages in more depth. 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It comes from the Proto-Celtic *kengeti (to step), from the Proto-Indo-European *(s)keng- (to limp, walk lamely) [source].\n\nDescendants in t...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/step.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_278\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2257-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/step.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/step.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/step.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/step.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2257-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/step.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"step.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this episode we are tracking the origins of the word step. The Proto-Celtic word for step is *kanxsman. It comes from the Proto-Celtic *kengeti (to step), from the Proto-Indo-European *(s)keng- (to limp, walk lamely) [source]. Descendants in the Celtic languages include: c\u00e9im [ce\u02d0m\u02b2] = step, degree, rank, pass, ravine, difficulty in Irish ceum [k\u02b2e\u02d0m] [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,122,37,20,56,23,117,6,12,4,50,36,55,1,27,94,57,59,5,28,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-breton","category-celtic-pathways","category-cornish","category-english","category-etymology","category-french","category-gaulish","category-irish","category-italian","category-language","category-latin","category-manx","category-old-english-aenglisc","category-podcast","category-portuguese","category-proto-celtic","category-proto-germanic","category-proto-indo-european","category-scottish-gaelic","category-spanish","category-welsh"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2257"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2257\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2262,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2257\/revisions\/2262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}