Where does “cèile” come from?

cèile (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish céile, from Old Irish -ide, from Old Irish -de — Used to form adjectives from nouns, denoting...

cèile (Scottish Gaelic): spouse, husband, wife; counterpart, fellow;...

Definitions

  1. spouse, husband, wife; counterpart, fellow;...

Ancestry of “cèile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcéileservant, bondsman, subject; liege, vassal, the...
2Old Irish-ide—
3Old Irish-deUsed to form adjectives from nouns, denoting...

Words derived from “cèile”

Every word from Old Irish -de →Every word from Old Irish -ide →Every word from Old Irish céile →