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Where does “Aberdeen Angus” come from?

Aberdeen Angus (English) comes from English Angus, from Scottish Gaelic Aonghas, from Middle Irish Aengus, from Old Irish Oíngus, from Proto-Celtic *Oinogustus.

Aberdeen Angus (English): One of a breed of black hornless beef cattle...

Definitions

  1. One of a breed of black hornless beef cattle...

Ancestry of “Aberdeen Angus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAngus—
2Scottish GaelicAonghas—
3Middle IrishAengus—
4Old IrishOíngusAngus
5Proto-Celtic*Oinogustus—
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