Where does “Mofftiss” come from?

Mofftiss (English) comes from English Moffat, from Scottish Gaelic magh, from Old Irish mag, from Proto-Celtic magos, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.

Mofftiss (English): The creative duo of screenwriters Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss

Definitions

  1. The creative duo of screenwriters Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss

Ancestry of “Mofftiss”, step by step

Mofftiss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Moffat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMoffatOS grid ref NT085052
2Scottish Gaelicmaghfield, plain; battlefield
3Old Irishmaga plain, field
4Proto-Celticmagosplain, field
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great

via English Gatiss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGatiss
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂-Every word from Proto-Celtic magosEvery word from Old Irish mag
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