Where does “mallachtóireacht” come from?
mallachtóireacht (Irish) comes from Irish mallachtóir, from Irish mallacht, from Middle Irish mallacht, from Old Irish maldacht, from Latin maledictiō, from Latin maledīcō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
mallachtóireacht (Irish): Synonym of mallachtach
Definitions
- Synonym of mallachtach
Ancestry of “mallachtóireacht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | mallachtóir | Synonym of mallaitheoir |
| 2 | Irish | mallacht | curse, malediction |
| 3 | Middle Irish | mallacht | curse, malediction |
| 4 | Old Irish | maldacht | curse |
| 5 | Latin | maledictiō | curse, evil speech |
| 6 | Latin | maledīcō | to slander, speak ill of |
| 7 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |