Where does “MacGriogair” come from?

MacGriogair (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic mac, from Middle Irish mac, from Old Irish macc, from Primitive Irish ᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ, from Proto-Celtic makkʷos, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

Ancestry of “MacGriogair”, step by step

MacGriogair traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic mac

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicmacson; Commonly used as a prefix of Irish and...
2Middle Irishmacson
3Old Irishmaccson; child
4Primitive IrishᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔAlternative form of ᚋᚐᚊᚔ
5Proto-Celticmakkʷos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

via Scottish Gaelic Griogair

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicGriogair—
2Old IrishGrigoir—
3LatinGrēgorius—
4Ancient GreekΓρηγόριοςwatchful, vigilant
5Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “MacGriogair”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic makkʷos →Every word from Primitive Irish ᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ →