Where does “mallachtú” come from?
mallachtú (Irish) comes from Irish mallachtaigh, 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.
Ancestry of “mallachtú”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | mallachtaigh | Synonym of mallaigh; vocative singular masculine... |
| 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 |