Where does “bannaght” come from?
bannaght (Manx) comes from Old Irish bennacht, from Old Irish bendacht, from Latin benedictiō, from Latin Benedictus, from Latin benedīcō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
bannaght (Manx): blessing; greeting; farewell
Definitions
- blessing; greeting; farewell
Ancestry of “bannaght”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | bennacht | benediction, blessing |
| 2 | Old Irish | bendacht | blessing |
| 3 | Latin | benedictiō | blessing |
| 4 | Latin | Benedictus | Benedict |
| 5 | Latin | benedīcō | to speak well of someone, commend |
| 6 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |