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Where does “cruinne” come from?

cruinne (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic cruinn, from Old Irish cruind, from Proto-Celtic krundis — round.

cruinne (Scottish Gaelic): sphere, globe, orb, circle, circumference,...

Definitions

  1. sphere, globe, orb, circle, circumference,...

Ancestry of “cruinne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliccruinnround, circular, globular; succinct, neat;...
2Old Irishcruind—
3Proto-Celtickrundisround

Words derived from “cruinne”

  • mì-chruinnealas
  • cruinneil
  • cruinnealas
  • leth-chruinne
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