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Where does “Gael-Mheiriceánach” come from?

Gael-Mheiriceánach (Irish) comes from Irish Meiriceánach, from Irish Meiriceá, from English America, from Latin America, from Italian Amerigo, from Proto-Germanic *Amalarīks, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

Gael-Mheiriceánach (Irish): Irish-American

Definitions

  1. Irish-American

Ancestry of “Gael-Mheiriceánach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishMeiriceánachAmerican
2IrishMeiriceáAmerica
3EnglishAmerica—
4LatinAmerica—
5ItalianAmerigo—
6Proto-Germanic*Amalarīks—
7Proto-GermanicHaimarīksHenry
8Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
9Proto-Celticrīxsking
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
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