Where does “cèir-sheillean” come from?

cèir-sheillean (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic cèir, from Old Irish céir, from Latin cēra — wax, beeswax, honeycomb.

cèir-sheillean (Scottish Gaelic): beeswax

Definitions

  1. beeswax

Ancestry of “cèir-sheillean”, step by step

cèir-sheillean traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic cèir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliccèirwax; cere
2Old Irishcéirwax
3Latincērawax, beeswax, honeycomb

via Scottish Gaelic sheillean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicsheilleanbee
Every word from Latin cēra →Every word from Old Irish céir →Every word from Scottish Gaelic cèir →