Where does “machair” come from?
machair (English) comes from Scottish Gaelic machair, from Middle Irish machaire.
machair (English): A type of calcareous sandy terrain formed mostly...
Definitions
- A type of calcareous sandy terrain formed mostly...
Ancestry of “machair”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | machair | extensive low-lying fertile plain, level country;... |
| 2 | Middle Irish | machaire | — |