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Where does “céillid” come from?
céillid (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish cíall, from Celtic *kʷeislā.
Ancestry of “céillid”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Irish
cíall
sense, intelligence, mind; wisdom, good sense,...
2
Celtic
*kʷeislā
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Words derived from “céillid”
cèillidh
mì-chèillidheachd
mì-chèillidh
eu-cèillidh
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