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Where does “collaide” come from?

collaide (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish colnide, from Old Irish colinn, from Proto-Celtic kolannis, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

collaide (Middle Irish): carnal; fleshy; sensual

Definitions

  1. carnal; fleshy; sensual

Ancestry of “collaide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcolnidecorporeal; carnal
2Old Irishcolinnthe body; flesh; corpse
3Proto-Celtickolannis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

Words derived from “collaide”

  • collaí
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →