Where does “briathrachas” come from?
briathrachas (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic briathrach, from Old Irish bríathrach, from Old Irish bríathar, from Proto-Celtic *breitrā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.
briathrachas (Scottish Gaelic): verbosity; vocabulary; terminology
Definitions
- verbosity; vocabulary; terminology
Ancestry of “briathrachas”, step by step
briathrachas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Scottish Gaelic briathrach
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | briathrach | talkative, loquacious; wordy, verbose |
| 2 | Old Irish | bríathrach | having many words; wordy, verbose |
| 3 | Old Irish | bríathar | word; speech, talk; verb |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | *breitrā | word |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |