Where does “mórchumhachtach” come from?
mórchumhachtach (Irish) comes from Irish mórchumhacht, from Irish mór-, from Irish mór, from Old Irish mór, from Old Irish már, from Proto-Celtic māros, from Proto-Indo-European moh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
mórchumhachtach (Irish): exercising great power, mighty; omnipotent;...
Definitions
- exercising great power, mighty; omnipotent;...
Ancestry of “mórchumhachtach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | mórchumhacht | great power, great authority |
| 2 | Irish | mór- | great-, grand-, main-, giant, major; general |
| 3 | Irish | mór | big, large, great; magnify; exalt, extol;... |
| 4 | Old Irish | mór | big, great; a large amount, a large number; much,... |
| 5 | Old Irish | már | Alternative form of mór; great |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | māros | big, great |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | moh₁ros | great |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |