Where does “aaghooghyssagh” come from?
aaghooghyssagh (Manx) comes from Manx aaghooghys, from Manx dooghys, from Old Irish dúthchas, from Old Irish dú, from Proto-Celtic gdū, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.
aaghooghyssagh (Manx): reversionary, atavistic
Definitions
- reversionary, atavistic
Ancestry of “aaghooghyssagh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manx | aaghooghys | throwback; atavism |
| 2 | Manx | dooghys | heredity; race, species; instinct, temper,... |
| 3 | Old Irish | dúthchas | — |
| 4 | Old Irish | dú | place, spot; someone's particular place; native... |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | gdū | place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |