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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

Definitions

  1. disobey

Ancestry of “eas-ùmhlaich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliceas-umhaildisobedient, heedless
2Scottish Gaelicùmhalsubmissive, obedient; humble, lowly, meek;...
3Old Irishumalhumble; obedient; obedient, submissive, subject;...
4Latinhumilislow, lowly, small, slight; shallow; base, mean,...
5Latin-ilis-ile
6Proto-Italic-elis—
7Proto-Indo-European-elis—
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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