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Where does “èirigh” come from?

èirigh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish éirge, from Old Irish at·reig, from Latin resurgō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

èirigh (Scottish Gaelic): verbal noun of èirich; erection; uprising,...

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of èirich; erection; uprising,...

Ancestry of “èirigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishéirgeverbal noun of at·reig: rise, rising
2Old Irishat·reigto rise; rises; rise
3Latinresurgō—
4Latinrĕ-—
5Latinprōdūcō—
6Latinprō-—
7Proto-Italic*pro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “èirigh”

  • mocheirigh
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