Where does “eucoireach” come from?
eucoireach (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic eucoir, from Old Irish écóir, from Old Irish é-, from Proto-Celtic an-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
eucoireach (Scottish Gaelic): criminal; criminal, malefactor
Definitions
- criminal; criminal, malefactor
Ancestry of “eucoireach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | eucoir | crime; injustice, wrong |
| 2 | Old Irish | écóir | — |
| 3 | Old Irish | é- | privative affix attaching onto nouns and... |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | an- | un-, not |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |