Where does “Fine Gael” come from?
Fine Gael (English) comes from Irish Fine Gael, from Irish Gael, from Irish Gaoidheal, from Middle Irish Gaídel, from Old Irish Goídel, from Old Welsh Guoidel, from Proto-Brythonic guɨðel, from Proto-Celtic wēdus — forest, wood; tree, beam.
Fine Gael (English): An Irish political party founded in the 1930s
Definitions
- An Irish political party founded in the 1930s
Ancestry of “Fine Gael”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | Fine Gael | Fine Gael Irish political party |
| 2 | Irish | Gael | Gael, Irish person; Highlander |
| 3 | Irish | Gaoidheal | — |
| 4 | Middle Irish | Gaídel | — |
| 5 | Old Irish | Goídel | Gael |
| 6 | Old Welsh | Guoidel | wild man, warrior |
| 7 | Proto-Brythonic | guɨðel | savage, woodsman |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | wēdus | wild |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | widʰu- | forest, wood; tree, beam |