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Where does “O'Dea” come from?

O'Dea (English) comes from Irish Ó Deághaidh, from Irish Deághadh, from Scottish Gaelic deagh, from Old Irish deg-, from Old Irish dí, from Proto-Celtic dī, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

Ancestry of “O'Dea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishÓ Deághaidh—
2IrishDeághadh—
3Scottish Gaelicdeaghgood, excellent, worthy
4Old Irishdeg-—
5Old Irishdíthird-person singular feminine of di: from her;...
6Proto-Celticdī—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
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