Where does “meabhairghalar” come from?

meabhairghalar (Irish) comes from Irish meabhair, from Middle Irish mebair, from Old Irish mebuir, from Latin memoria, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

meabhairghalar (Irish): mental illness

Definitions

  1. mental illness

Ancestry of “meabhairghalar”, step by step

meabhairghalar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish meabhair

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishmeabhairmind, memory; intelligence, intellect; power of...
2Middle Irishmebairrecollection, memory
3Old Irishmebuirrecollection, memory
4Latinmemoriamemory; the ability to remember; a remembrance, a...
5Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
6Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
7Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Irish galar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishgalarsickness, illness, disease, infection;...
2Old Irishgalar
3Proto-Celticgalaroma distressing or painful condition, such as
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰelH-ro-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Latin -iaEvery word from Latin -ius