Where does “coilltigh” come from?
coilltigh (Irish) comes from Irish coill, from Old Irish coillid, from Old Irish coll, from Proto-Celtic koslos, from Proto-Indo-European koselos — hazel.
coilltigh (Irish): forest, afforest; inflection of coillteach :
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Definitions
- forest, afforest; inflection of coillteach :
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Ancestry of “coilltigh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | coill | wood, forest; vocative/genitive singular of coll |
| 2 | Old Irish | coillid | damages, violates; destroys; destroys |
| 3 | Old Irish | coll | hazel; destruction, injury, violation |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | koslos | hazel |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | koselos | hazel |