Where does “camag chruinn” come from?
camag chruinn (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic camag, from Scottish Gaelic ag, from Scottish Gaelic aig, from Middle Irish oc, from Old Irish óc, from Proto-Celtic *yuwankos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂yuh₁en- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
camag chruinn (Scottish Gaelic): round bracket
Definitions
- round bracket
Ancestry of “camag chruinn”, step by step
camag chruinn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Scottish Gaelic camag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | camag | bracket, parenthesis |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | ag | Used before the verbal noun to form the present... |
| 3 | Scottish Gaelic | aig | At, by, near, close by; In somebody's possession;... |
| 4 | Middle Irish | oc | at, beside, by |
| 5 | Old Irish | óc | young; young man; warrior |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | *yuwankos | young |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂yuh₁en- | young |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |