Where does “V-mhuineál” come from?
V-mhuineál (Irish) comes from Irish muineál, from Old Irish muinél, from Proto-Celtic *moniklos, from Proto-Celtic monis, from English money, from Middle English moneye, from Old French moneie, from Latin Monēta — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
V-mhuineál (Irish): V-neck
Definitions
- V-neck
Ancestry of “V-mhuineál”, step by step
V-mhuineál traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish muineál
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | muineál | neck; hosel; stem |
| 2 | Old Irish | muinél | neck; neck, narrow part |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | *moniklos | neck |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | monis | protection, patronage |
| 5 | English | money | A legally or socially binding conceptual contract... |
| 6 | Middle English | moneye | Alternative form of money |
| 7 | Old French | moneie | Alternative form of monoie; money |
| 8 | Latin | Monēta | — |
| 9 | Latin | moneō | to warn, to advise |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | moneō | to remind, to warn |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | monéyeti | to cause to think, make think |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via Irish V
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | V | used almost exclusively in words of recent foreign origin, though occasionally used by advocates of spelling reform movements in native words as well |