Etymology Explorer
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Where does “figell” come from?
figell (Middle Irish) comes from Latin vigil, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.
Ancestry of “figell”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
vigil
awake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,...
2
Proto-Indo-European
weǵ-
lively, awake; strong
Words derived from “figell”
feighil
feighlí
feighlíoch
feighlíocht
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