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Where does “eaglais” come from?

eaglais (Irish) comes from Old Irish eclais, from Latin ecclēsia, from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

eaglais (Irish): church; Alternative form of eagaois

Definitions

  1. church; Alternative form of eagaois

Ancestry of “eaglais”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrisheclaisThe Christian Church, as an institution; a local...
2Latinecclēsia—
3Ancient Greekἐκκλησίαassembly; congregation, church
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “eaglais”

  • eaglasta
  • ardeaglais
  • íoseaglais
  • íoseaglasta
  • dí-eaglaisigh
  • dí-eaglaisí
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