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Where does “scél” come from?

scél (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic skʷetlom, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

scél (Old Irish): story, narration, tale; story told of a...

Definitions

  1. story, narration, tale; story told of a...

Ancestry of “scél”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticskʷetlom—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “scél”

  • fo-scéal
  • scéalach
  • scéalaigh
  • fabhalscéalaí
  • fabhalscéal
  • fabhalscéalaíocht
  • scéalaíocht
  • scéal
  • scéalaí
  • eadar-sgeul
  • sgeulachd
  • uirsgeul
  • sgeul
  • ard-skeeal
  • skeeal
  • ard-skeealagh
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