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Where does “anumhlaíocht” come from?

anumhlaíocht (Irish) comes from Irish umhlaíocht, from Irish umhal, from Old Irish umal, from Latin humilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

anumhlaíocht (Irish): disobedience; lack of humility, pride

Definitions

  1. disobedience; lack of humility, pride

Ancestry of “anumhlaíocht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishumhlaíocht—
2Irishumhalhumble, submissive; dutiful, obedient; ready,...
3Old Irishumalhumble; obedient; obedient, submissive, subject;...
4Latinhumilislow, lowly, small, slight; shallow; base, mean,...
5Latin-ilis-ile
6Proto-Italic-elis—
7Proto-Indo-European-elis—
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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