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Where does “scothghlas” come from?

scothghlas (Irish) comes from Irish scoth-, from Irish scoth, from Middle Irish scoth, from Old Irish scoth, from Norwegian Nynorsk skuta, from English Scooter, from English -er, from Middle English -er — he, she.

scothghlas (Irish): greenish

Definitions

  1. greenish

Ancestry of “scothghlas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishscoth-semi-, medium-; fairly, middling; tufted
2Irishscothflower; pick, choice; tuft, bunch
3Middle Irishscoth—
4Old Irishscothflower, blossom; lock, tress, tuft; flower, pick,...
5Norwegian Nynorskskutadefinite singular of skute; form removed with the...
6EnglishScooter—
7English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
8Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
9Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
10Latin-āre—
11Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
12Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
13Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
14Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
15Chichewaiyehe, she
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