Where does “mairteoil” come from?

mairteoil (Irish) comes from Irish feóil, from Irish feoil, from Old Irish feóil, from Proto-Celtic wepolis.

mairteoil (Irish): beef

Definitions

  1. beef

Ancestry of “mairteoil”, step by step

mairteoil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish feóil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishfeóilObsolete spelling of feoil
2Irishfeoilflesh, meat
3Old Irishfeóilflesh; meat
4Proto-Celticwepolis—

via Irish mart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishmartheifer or bullock carcass; heifer or bullock...
2Old IrishmartMarch
Every word from Proto-Celtic wepolis →Every word from Old Irish feóil →Every word from Irish feoil →