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Where does “ath-chuairtich” come from?

ath-chuairtich (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic cuairtich, from Scottish Gaelic -ich, from Old Irish -igidir, from Proto-Celtic *-sagyetor.

ath-chuairtich (Scottish Gaelic): recycle

Definitions

  1. recycle

Ancestry of “ath-chuairtich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliccuairtichsurround, enclose, encircle; circle around
2Scottish Gaelic-ichSuffix used to form verbs; semi-productive in...
3Old Irish-igidira suffix used to form verbs from nouns and...
4Proto-Celtic*-sagyetor—
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