Where does “Maoldòmhnaich” come from?
Maoldòmhnaich (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Irish Domhnach, from Old Irish Domnach, from Latin dies Dominicus, from Latin Dominicus, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus, from Proto-Italic domos, from Proto-Indo-European dṓm — to build; to arrange, to put together.
Maoldòmhnaich (Scottish Gaelic): though the two names are etymologically unrelated
Definitions
- though the two names are etymologically unrelated
Ancestry of “Maoldòmhnaich”, step by step
Maoldòmhnaich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish Domhnach
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | Domhnach | Sunday |
| 2 | Old Irish | Domnach | Sunday |
| 3 | Latin | dies Dominicus | Alternative form of dies Dominica; dominical day,... |
| 4 | Latin | Dominicus | ’s works}} of belonging to a lord master |
| 5 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 6 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |