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
Ancestry of “mairteoil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | feóil | Obsolete spelling of feoil |
| 2 | Irish | feoil | flesh, meat |
| 3 | Old Irish | feóil | flesh; meat |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | wepolis | — |