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Where does “sliocht” come from?

sliocht (Irish) comes from Old Irish slicht, from Proto-Celtic slixtus — track, section.

sliocht (Irish): offspring, progeny; passage, tract, extract,...

Definitions

  1. offspring, progeny; passage, tract, extract,...

Ancestry of “sliocht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishslichtmark; trace, track; trail
2Proto-Celticslixtustrack, section

Words derived from “sliocht”

  • sliochtmhar
  • ríshliocht
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