Where does “néar-mháinliacht” come from?

néar-mháinliacht (Irish) comes from Irish máinliacht, from Irish máinlia, from Irish lia, from Middle Irish lía, from Old Irish lië, from Proto-Celtic līwanks, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁w- — stone; loosen, release; to let.

néar-mháinliacht (Irish): neurosurgery

Definitions

  1. neurosurgery

Ancestry of “néar-mháinliacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishmáinliachtsurgery
2Irishmáinliasurgeon
3Irishliastone, pillar-stone; healer, physician; flood,...
4Middle Irishlía—
5Old Irishliëa stone
6Proto-Celticlīwanks—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁w-stone; loosen, release; to let
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁w- →Every word from Proto-Celtic līwanks →Every word from Old Irish lië →