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Where does “eu-cèillidh” come from?

eu-cèillidh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic eu-, from Old Irish é-, from Proto-Celtic an-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

eu-cèillidh (Scottish Gaelic): mad, insane; foolish, giddy, thoughtless

Definitions

  1. mad, insane; foolish, giddy, thoughtless

Ancestry of “eu-cèillidh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliceu-un-
2Old Irishé-privative affix attaching onto nouns and...
3Proto-Celtican-un-, not
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
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