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Where does “eadar-sholas” come from?

eadar-sholas (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic sòlas, from Middle Irish sólás, from Old French solas, from Latin sōlācium, from Latin solor, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

eadar-sholas (Scottish Gaelic): twilight; dawn

Definitions

  1. twilight; dawn

Ancestry of “eadar-sholas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicsòlascomfort, consolation, solace; felicity, delight,...
2Middle Irishsólás—
3Old Frenchsolasjoy; pleasure; enjoyment
4Latinsōlācium—
5LatinsolorI comfort, console, solace; I soothe, ease,...
6Latin-āx—
7Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
8Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
9Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
10Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “eadar-sholas”

  • eadar-sholasach
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