Where does “eas-ùmhlaich” come from?
eas-ùmhlaich (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic eas-umhail, from Scottish Gaelic ùmhal, from Old Irish umal, from Latin humilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
eas-ùmhlaich (Scottish Gaelic): disobey
Ancestry of “eas-ùmhlaich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | eas-umhail | disobedient, heedless |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | ùmhal | submissive, obedient; humble, lowly, meek;... |
| 3 | Old Irish | umal | humble; obedient; obedient, submissive, subject;... |
| 4 | Latin | humilis | low, lowly, small, slight; shallow; base, mean,... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |