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Where does “aoldathaigh” come from?

aoldathaigh (Irish) comes from Irish aoldath, from Irish dath, from Old Irish dath — colour; dye.

aoldathaigh (Irish): whitewash

Definitions

  1. whitewash

Ancestry of “aoldathaigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishaoldathlime-colour; whitewash
2Irishdathcolour, pigment; tint; dye
3Old Irishdathcolour; dye
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