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Where does “ain-dìleas” come from?

ain-dìleas (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic an, from Old Irish ín, from Proto-Celtic sindos, from Proto-Indo-European sḗm, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

ain-dìleas (Scottish Gaelic): unfaithful

Definitions

  1. unfaithful

Ancestry of “ain-dìleas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicanthe; their; in
2Old Irishínfast, period of fasting
3Proto-Celticsindosthis
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗmone
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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