Where does “marcrad” come from?

marcrad (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish marc, from Proto-Celtic markos, from Proto-Indo-European márkos — horse; wild horse.

marcrad (Old Irish): cavalry

Definitions

  1. cavalry

Ancestry of “marcrad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmarchorse
2Proto-Celticmarkoshorse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmárkoshorse; wild horse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European márkos →Every word from Proto-Celtic markos →Every word from Old Irish marc →