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Where does “ùmhlachd” come from?

ùmhlachd (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic ùmhal, from Old Irish umal, from Latin humilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

ùmhlachd (Scottish Gaelic): allegiance, deference, heed, homage, humility,...

Definitions

  1. allegiance, deference, heed, homage, humility,...

Ancestry of “ùmhlachd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicùmhalsubmissive, obedient; humble, lowly, meek;...
2Old Irishumalhumble; obedient; obedient, submissive, subject;...
3Latinhumilislow, lowly, small, slight; shallow; base, mean,...
4Latin-ilis-ile
5Proto-Italic-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-elis—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “ùmhlachd”

  • eas-ùmhlachd
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