Where does “MacAdam” come from?

MacAdam (English) comes from Scottish Gaelic mac, from Middle Irish mac, from Old Irish macc, from Primitive Irish ᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ, from Proto-Celtic makkʷos, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

MacAdam (English): The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic)

Definitions

  1. The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic)

Ancestry of “MacAdam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicmacson; Commonly used as a prefix of Irish and...
2Middle Irishmacson
3Old Irishmaccson; child
4Primitive IrishᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔAlternative form of ᚋᚐᚊᚔ
5Proto-Celticmakkʷos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

Words derived from “MacAdam”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic makkʷos →Every word from Primitive Irish ᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ →