Where does “camanachd” come from?
camanachd (English) comes from Scottish Gaelic camanachd, from Scottish Gaelic caman, from Irish camán, from Old Irish cammán, from Old Irish camm, from French Caen, from Proto-Celtic kagyom, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
camanachd (English): The game of shinty
Definitions
- The game of shinty
Ancestry of “camanachd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | camanachd | shinty |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | caman | stick, club; quaver |
| 3 | Irish | camán | hurley, hurl, hurling stick; quaver |
| 4 | Old Irish | cammán | hurley, hurl, hurling stick |
| 5 | Old Irish | camm | crooked, bent, curved, twisted; wavy, curly |
| 6 | French | Caen | — |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | kagyom | pen, enclosure |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kagʰyóm | enclosure, hedge |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |