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Where does “slige” come from?

slige (Irish) comes from Old Irish slice, from Proto-Celtic *sligeti, from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- — to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

slige (Irish): shell; shard; cresset, melting pot

Definitions

  1. shell; shard; cresset, melting pot

Ancestry of “slige”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsliceshell
2Proto-Celtic*sligeti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansleyǵ-to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

Words derived from “slige”

  • Sligo
  • Sligoman
  • Sligeach
  • sligeach
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