Where does “cùmhnant” come from?

cùmhnant (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old French covenant, from Latin conveniēns — convening, meeting.

cùmhnant (Scottish Gaelic): contract; treaty, covenant; condition, proviso

Definitions

  1. contract; treaty, covenant; condition, proviso

Ancestry of “cùmhnant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcovenantpresent participle of covenir; covenant
2Latinconveniēnsconvening, meeting
Every word from Latin conveniēns →Every word from Old French covenant →