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Where does “Ameireaganach” come from?

Ameireaganach (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic Aimeireaga, from English America, from Latin America, from Italian Amerigo, from Proto-Germanic *Amalarīks, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

Ameireaganach (Scottish Gaelic): American

Definitions

  1. American

Ancestry of “Ameireaganach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicAimeireaga—
2EnglishAmerica—
3LatinAmerica—
4ItalianAmerigo—
5Proto-Germanic*Amalarīks—
6Proto-GermanicHaimarīksHenry
7Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
8Proto-Celticrīxsking
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
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