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Where does “nósúil” come from?

nósúil (Irish) comes from Irish -úil, from Middle Irish -amail, from Old Irish -amail, from Old Irish amail, from Old Irish samail, from Proto-Celtic samalis, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

nósúil (Irish): customary; formal, conventional; polite

Definitions

  1. customary; formal, conventional; polite

Ancestry of “nósúil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irish-úilUsed to form many adjective forms from nouns in...
2Middle Irish-amail-like
3Old Irish-amail-like
4Old IrishamailAlternative form of amal; like, as
5Old Irishsamailverbal noun of samlaidir; likeness, similarity;...
6Proto-Celticsamalissimilitude, description
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “nósúil”

  • neamhnósúil
  • nósúlacht
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