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Where does “scéal” come from?

scéal (Irish) comes from Old Irish scél, from Proto-Celtic skʷetlom, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

scéal (Irish): story, tale; piece of news, piece of information,...

Definitions

  1. story, tale; piece of news, piece of information,...

Ancestry of “scéal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishscélstory, narration, tale; story told of a...
2Proto-Celticskʷetlom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “scéal”

  • scéalach
  • scéalaigh
  • fabhalscéalaí
  • fabhalscéal
  • fabhalscéalaíocht
  • scéalaíocht
  • scéalaí
  • fo-scéal
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