Where does “mífhearúil” come from?
mífhearúil (Irish) comes from Irish fearúil, from Old Irish feramail, from Old Irish fér, from Primitive Irish ᚃᚔᚏᚐᚄ, from Proto-Celtic wiros, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
mífhearúil (Irish): unmanly
Ancestry of “mífhearúil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | fearúil | manly, masculine; virile; brave |
| 2 | Old Irish | feramail | manly |
| 3 | Old Irish | fér | grass |
| 4 | Primitive Irish | ᚃᚔᚏᚐᚄ | man |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | wiros | man; husband |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |