Where does “ceangail” come from?
ceangail (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish cenglaid, from Old Irish cengal, from Latin Cingulum, from Latin -ulum, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
ceangail (Scottish Gaelic): tie, fasten, bind, join, connect
Definitions
- tie, fasten, bind, join, connect
Ancestry of “ceangail”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | cenglaid | binds, ties, fastens |
| 2 | Old Irish | cengal | bond, tie, binding, fetter, fastening |
| 3 | Latin | Cingulum | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ulum | Used to form a noun of instrument or means from a... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
Words derived from “ceangail”