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Where does “aillse” come from?

aillse (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish aillsiu — sore, tumor, abscess, ulcer.

aillse (Scottish Gaelic): cancer; carcinoma; gangrene

Definitions

  1. cancer; carcinoma; gangrene

Ancestry of “aillse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishaillsiusore, tumor, abscess, ulcer
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