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Where does “loingeas” come from?

loingeas (Irish) comes from Old Irish loinges, from Old Irish longas, from Proto-Celtic *longestā, from Proto-Celtic *longā.

loingeas (Irish): ships ; shipping; fleet

Definitions

  1. ships ; shipping; fleet

Ancestry of “loingeas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishloinges—
2Old Irishlongas—
3Proto-Celtic*longestā—
4Proto-Celtic*longā—

Words derived from “loingeas”

  • loingseoir
  • loingseoireacht
  • aerloingseoireacht
Every word from Proto-Celtic *longā →