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Where does “mionéadach” come from?

mionéadach (Irish) comes from Irish éadach, from Old Irish étach, from Old Irish ét, from Proto-Celtic yantus, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

mionéadach (Irish): haberdashery

Definitions

  1. haberdashery

Ancestry of “mionéadach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishéadachcloth; sail; clothes, clothing
2Old Irishétachverbal noun of in·tuigethar; covering, raiment,...
3Old Irishétjealousy; envy, emulation; enthusiasm, zeal;...
4Proto-Celticyantusjealousy
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel
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