Where does “míadamlacht” come from?

míadamlacht (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish míadamail, from Old Irish amail, from Old Irish samail, from Proto-Celtic samalis, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

Ancestry of “míadamlacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmíadamaildignified, honored, majestic
2Old IrishamailAlternative form of amal; like, as
3Old Irishsamailverbal noun of samlaidir; likeness, similarity;...
4Proto-Celticsamalissimilitude, description
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Celtic samalis →Every word from Old Irish samail →