Where does “ansmachtúil” come from?

ansmachtúil (Irish) comes from Irish -úil, from Middle Irish -amail, from Old Irish -amail, from Old Irish amail, from Old Irish samail, from Proto-Celtic samalis, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

ansmachtúil (Irish): tyrannical; bullying

Definitions

  1. tyrannical; bullying

Ancestry of “ansmachtúil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irish-úilUsed to form many adjective forms from nouns in...
2Middle Irish-amail-like
3Old Irish-amail-like
4Old IrishamailAlternative form of amal; like, as
5Old Irishsamailverbal noun of samlaidir; likeness, similarity;...
6Proto-Celticsamalissimilitude, description
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Irish -úilEvery word from Proto-Celtic samalis
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