Where does “cèilidh” come from?

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

cèilidh (Scottish Gaelic): gossiping, visiting, visit; sojourning;...

Definitions

  1. gossiping, visiting, visit; sojourning;...

Ancestry of “cèilidh”, step by step

cèilidh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish célide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcélidevisit, act of visiting
2Old Irishcéileservant, bondsman, subject; liege, vassal, the...
3Old Irish-ide—
4Old Irish-deUsed to form adjectives from nouns, denoting...

via Old Irish céilide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcéilidevisit, visiting
2Old IrishcéleAlternative spelling of céile; companion

Words derived from “cèilidh”

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