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Where does “deisciobalachd” come from?

deisciobalachd (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic deisciobal, from Old Irish deiscipul, from Latin discipulus, from Latin -ina, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

deisciobalachd (Scottish Gaelic): discipleship

Definitions

  1. discipleship

Ancestry of “deisciobalachd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicdeisciobaldisciple
2Old Irishdeiscipuldisciple; a student of the second- or...
3Latindiscipulusstudent, pupil, disciple, schoolboy; cadet
4Latin-inanominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative...
5Latin-īnus—
6Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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