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Where does “dìlleachdas” come from?

dìlleachdas (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic dìlleachd, from Old Irish dílechtae.

dìlleachdas (Scottish Gaelic): orphanage

Definitions

  1. orphanage

Ancestry of “dìlleachdas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicdìlleachdorphan
2Old Irishdílechtae—
Every word from Old Irish dílechtae →