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Where does “eadar-sholasach” come from?

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

eadar-sholasach (Scottish Gaelic): having twilight; glimmering

Definitions

  1. having twilight; glimmering

Ancestry of “eadar-sholasach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliceadar-sholastwilight; dawn
2Scottish Gaelicsòlascomfort, consolation, solace; felicity, delight,...
3Middle Irishsólás—
4Old Frenchsolasjoy; pleasure; enjoyment
5Latinsōlācium—
6LatinsolorI comfort, console, solace; I soothe, ease,...
7Latin-āx—
8Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
9Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
10Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
11Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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