Etymology Explorer › Irish

Where does “Sile” come from?

Sile (Irish) comes from Quechua chiri, from Mapudungun chilli — where the land ends; seagull Larus dominicanus.

Sile (Irish): effeminate person, sissy

Definitions

  1. effeminate person, sissy

Ancestry of “Sile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Quechuachiricold; frost, cold; a "cold" temperature or...
2Mapudungunchilliwhere the land ends; seagull Larus dominicanus

Words derived from “Sile”

  • Sheila
  • Sile
  • sheila
  • Sheila
  • Sheila
Every word from Mapudungun chilli →