Where does “mórintinneach” come from?
mórintinneach (Irish) comes from Irish mórintinn, from Irish intinn, from Old Irish intinn, from Latin intentio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
mórintinneach (Irish): high-minded, high-purposed; magnanimous
Definitions
- high-minded, high-purposed; magnanimous
Ancestry of “mórintinneach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | mórintinn | greatness of mind, greatness of purpose;... |
| 2 | Irish | intinn | mind; intention, intent; objective, purpose,... |
| 3 | Old Irish | intinn | mind, view, disposition; intention, will,... |
| 4 | Latin | intentio | strain, tension; increase, augmentation;... |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |