Where does “feaill” come from?
feaill (Manx) comes from Old Irish féil, from Latin vigilia, from Latin vigil, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.
feaill (Manx): holiday, festival
Ancestry of “feaill”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | féil | festival, feast day |
| 2 | Latin | vigilia | watch, vigil; wakefulness; city guard,... |
| 3 | Latin | vigil | awake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |