Where does “sliogánach” come from?

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

sliogánach (Irish): shelled, testaceous; testacean

Definitions

  1. shelled, testaceous; testacean

Ancestry of “sliogánach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishsliogánshell, seashell; shell
2Middle IrishslicénDiminutive of slice
3Old Irishsliceshell
4Proto-Celtic*sligetito strike
5Proto-Indo-Europeansleyǵ-to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *sligeti →Every word from Old Irish slice →