Where does “oscailteach” come from?
oscailteach (Irish) comes from Irish oscailte, from Irish oscailt, from Irish oscail, from Middle Irish osclaid, from Old Irish oslaicid — opens; lets loose, releases.
oscailteach (Irish): open, frank; open-handed; dehiscent
Definitions
- open, frank; open-handed; dehiscent
Ancestry of “oscailteach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | oscailte | open; genitive singular of oscailt; past... |
| 2 | Irish | oscailt | verbal noun of oscail; opening; first strip |
| 3 | Irish | oscail | open |
| 4 | Middle Irish | osclaid | — |
| 5 | Old Irish | oslaicid | opens; lets loose, releases |