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Where does “aonscoth” come from?

aonscoth (Irish) comes from Irish scoth, from Middle Irish scoth, from Old Irish scoth, from Norwegian Nynorsk skuta, from English Scooter, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er — he, she.

aonscoth (Irish): lesser celandine

Definitions

  1. lesser celandine

Ancestry of “aonscoth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishscothflower; pick, choice; tuft, bunch
2Middle Irishscoth—
3Old Irishscothflower, blossom; lock, tress, tuft; flower, pick,...
4Norwegian Nynorskskutadefinite singular of skute; form removed with the...
5EnglishScooter—
6English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
7Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
8Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
9Latin-āre—
10Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
11Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
12Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
13Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
14Chichewaiyehe, she
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