Where does “beannaigh” come from?
beannaigh (Irish) comes from Middle Irish bennaigid, from Old Irish bennachaid, from Old Irish bendachaid, from Latin benedīcō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
beannaigh (Irish): bless, hallow; greet; inflection of beannach: ##...
Definitions
- bless, hallow; greet; inflection of beannach: ##...
Ancestry of “beannaigh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Irish | bennaigid | — |
| 2 | Old Irish | bennachaid | to bless |
| 3 | Old Irish | bendachaid | — |
| 4 | Latin | benedīcō | to speak well of someone, commend |
| 5 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |