Where does “béalchráifeach” come from?

béalchráifeach (Irish) comes from Irish cráifeach, from Old Irish cráibdech, from Old Irish crábud, from Proto-Celtic *[[krāb-]]V-tos.

béalchráifeach (Irish): sanctimonious

Definitions

  1. sanctimonious

Ancestry of “béalchráifeach”, step by step

béalchráifeach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish cráifeach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcráifeachreligious; pious, devout
2Old Irishcráibdech—
3Old Irishcrábudpiety, devotion, religion; piety, devotion,...
4Proto-Celtic*[[krāb-]]V-tos—

via Irish béal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbéalmouth; opening; edge
2Old Irishbéllip; mouth; opening
3Proto-Celticwewloslip
Every word from Proto-Celtic *[[krāb-]]V-tos →Every word from Old Irish crábud →Every word from Old Irish cráibdech →