Where does “clis” come from?

clis (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic cleas, from Old Irish cles — feat.

clis (Scottish Gaelic): quick, swift, agile, nimble, speedy, active

Definitions

  1. quick, swift, agile, nimble, speedy, active

Ancestry of “clis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliccleasprank, joke; act, feat, exploit; trick, stunt,...
2Old Irishclesfeat

Words derived from “clis

Every word from Old Irish clesEvery word from Scottish Gaelic cleas
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