Where does “ailsigh” come from?
ailsigh (Irish) comes from Irish -igh, from Old Irish -igidir, from Proto-Celtic *-sagyetor — denominative/causative suffix.
ailsigh (Irish): cancerate; inflection of ailseach: ##...
Definitions
- cancerate; inflection of ailseach: ##...
Ancestry of “ailsigh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | -igh | Suffix used to form verbs from nouns;... |
| 2 | Old Irish | -igidir | a suffix used to form verbs from nouns and... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | *-sagyetor | denominative/causative suffix |