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Where does “neuvainshtyragh” come from?

neuvainshtyragh (Manx) comes from Manx mainshtyragh, from Manx mainshtyr, from Old Irish magister, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

neuvainshtyragh (Manx): invincible

Definitions

  1. invincible

Ancestry of “neuvainshtyragh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxmainshtyraghbossy, domineering
2Manxmainshtyrmaster, boss; skipper; ringmaster
3Old Irishmagistermaster, teacher
4Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
5Proto-Italicmagisteros—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
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