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Where does “missionnaithe” come from?

missionnaithe (Norman) comes from Norman mission, from Old French mission, from Latin missiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

missionnaithe (Norman): missionary

Definitions

  1. missionary

Ancestry of “missionnaithe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normanmissionmission
2Old Frenchmissionexpense; cost; outlay
3Latinmissiō—
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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