Where does “Mac Giolla Phóil” come from?
Mac Giolla Phóil (Irish) comes from Irish pol, from Middle French pôle, from Old French pole, from Latin polus, from Ancient Greek πόλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
Ancestry of “Mac Giolla Phóil”, step by step
Mac Giolla Phóil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish pol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | pol | pole |
| 2 | Middle French | pôle | — |
| 3 | Old French | pole | — |
| 4 | Latin | polus | pole |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πόλος | pivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via Irish Mac
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | Mac | used in surnames |
| 2 | Irish | giolla | youth; page, boy; gillie, attendant; manservant,... |
| 3 | Middle Irish | gilla | youth; male child, boy; messenger, page, servant |
| 4 | Old Norse | gildr | stout, brawny, of full worth; brawny, stout; of... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gildiz | valuable, wholesome, precious |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰeldʰ- | to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay |