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Where does “aineolach” come from?

aineolach (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish aineólach, from Old Irish éolach — knowing, learned, skilled , acquainted with.

aineolach (Scottish Gaelic): ignorant, unintelligent, rude, unlearned,...

Definitions

  1. ignorant, unintelligent, rude, unlearned,...

Ancestry of “aineolach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishaineólachignorant, unlearned, unskilled
2Old Irishéolachknowing, learned, skilled , acquainted with
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