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Where does “uchtúlacht” come from?

uchtúlacht (Irish) comes from Irish uchtúil, from Irish -úil, from Middle Irish -amail, from Old Irish -amail, from Old Irish amail, from Old Irish samail, from Proto-Celtic samalis, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

uchtúlacht (Irish): courageousness

Definitions

  1. courageousness

Ancestry of “uchtúlacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishuchtúilfull-chested; courageous
2Irish-úilUsed to form many adjective forms from nouns in...
3Middle Irish-amail-like
4Old Irish-amail-like
5Old IrishamailAlternative form of amal; like, as
6Old Irishsamailverbal noun of samlaidir; likeness, similarity;...
7Proto-Celticsamalissimilitude, description
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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