Where does “ceilidher” come from?
ceilidher (English) comes from English ceilidh, from Scottish Gaelic cèilidh, from Old Irish célide, from Old Irish céile, from Old Irish -ide, from Old Irish -de — Used to form adjectives from nouns, denoting...
ceilidher (English): Someone who attends a ceilidh
Definitions
- Someone who attends a ceilidh
Ancestry of “ceilidher”, step by step
ceilidher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ceilidh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ceilidh | An informal social gathering where traditional... |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | cèilidh | gossiping, visiting, visit; sojourning;... |
| 3 | Old Irish | célide | visit, act of visiting |
| 4 | Old Irish | céile | servant, bondsman, subject; liege, vassal, the... |
| 5 | Old Irish | -ide | — |
| 6 | Old Irish | -de | Used to form adjectives from nouns, denoting... |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |