Where does “Strathtay” come from?
Strathtay (English) comes from English Tay, from English Taylor, from English tailor, from Middle English taillour, from Anglo-Norman taillour, from Old French taillier, from Latin taliō, from Latin tālis — this; that.
Strathtay (English): OS grid ref NN9053
Definitions
- OS grid ref NN9053
Ancestry of “Strathtay”, step by step
Strathtay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Tay
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Tay | originating on the slopes of Ben Lui and flowing eastwards through the city of Perth before becoming an estuary, the Firth of Tay |
| 2 | English | Taylor | A placename |
| 3 | English | tailor | A person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes... |
| 4 | Middle English | taillour | tailor |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | taillour | tailor |
| 6 | Old French | taillier | to cut; to shape |
| 7 | Latin | taliō | punishment equal to the injury sustained; retaliation |
| 8 | Latin | tālis | such |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tód | demonstrative pronoun; that; it |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via English strath
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | strath | A wide, flat river valley |
| 2 | English | Strathclyde | A former local government region in the west of Scotland, created in 1975, abolished in 1996 |
| 3 | Scottish Gaelic | Srath Chluaidh | Strathclyde, former local government region in the west of Scotland |
| 4 | Scottish Gaelic | srath | river valley; low-lying or flat part of a valley... |
| 5 | Old Irish | srath | grass, grassy place; grassland |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | stratos | valley |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | str̥h₃tós | stretched, spread |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |