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Where does “neamh-mheisciúil” come from?

neamh-mheisciúil (Irish) comes from Irish meisciúil, 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.

neamh-mheisciúil (Irish): nonintoxicating; sober

Definitions

  1. nonintoxicating; sober

Ancestry of “neamh-mheisciúil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishmeisciúilintoxicating; drunken, addicted to drinking
2Irish-úilUsed to form many adjective forms from nouns in...
3Middle Irish-amail-like
4Old Irish-amail-like
5Old IrishamailAlternative form of amal; like, as
6Old Irishsamailverbal noun of samlaidir; likeness, similarity;...
7Proto-Celticsamalissimilitude, description
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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