Where does “mallacht” come from?

mallacht (Irish) comes from Middle Irish mallacht, from Old Irish maldacht, from Latin maledictiō, from Latin maledīcō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

mallacht (Irish): curse, malediction

Definitions

  1. curse, malediction

Ancestry of “mallacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishmallachtcurse, malediction
2Old Irishmaldachtcurse
3Latinmaledictiōcurse, evil speech
4Latinmaledīcōto slander, speak ill of
5Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
6Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
7Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “mallacht

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