Where does “neughooinney” come from?
neughooinney (Manx) comes from Manx dooinney, from Old Irish duine, from Proto-Celtic gdonyos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰm̥mō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.
neughooinney (Manx): nullity, nondescript person
Definitions
- nullity, nondescript person
Ancestry of “neughooinney”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Manx | dooinney | human, person; man, fellow; husband |
| 2 | Old Irish | duine | person |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | gdonyos | person |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰǵʰm̥mō | earthling, human |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |