Where does “treeheelagh” come from?
treeheelagh (Manx) comes from Manx treeheeley, from Manx sheeley, from Old Irish sillab, from Latin syllaba, from Ancient Greek συλλαβή, from Ancient Greek συλλαμβάνω, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν.
treeheelagh (Manx): trisyllabic
Ancestry of “treeheelagh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Manx | treeheeley | trisyllable |
| 2 | Manx | sheeley | syllable |
| 3 | Old Irish | sillab | — |
| 4 | Latin | syllaba | syllable; poems, verses |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | συλλαβή | conception, pregnancy; that which holds together,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | συλλαμβάνω | I collect, gather; I rally; I take hold of,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σῠν- | together; with, together |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *ksún | — |