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Where does “dlisteanaí” come from?

dlisteanaí (Irish) comes from Irish dlisteanach, from Irish dlí, from Old Irish dliged, from Proto-Celtic dligetom — law.

dlisteanaí (Irish): legitimist; inflection of dlisteanach: ##...

Definitions

  1. legitimist; inflection of dlisteanach: ##...

Ancestry of “dlisteanaí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishdlisteanachlawful, legitimate; regular, proper; loyal,...
2Irishdlílaw; verbal noun of dligh; present subjunctive...
3Old Irishdligedlaw; verbal noun of dligid
4Proto-Celticdligetomlaw
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