Where does “fèill” come from?
fèill (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish féil, from Latin vigilia, from Latin vigil, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.
fèill (Scottish Gaelic): feast, festival; fair; market, sale
Definitions
- feast, festival; fair; market, sale
Ancestry of “fèill”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | féil | festival, feast day |
| 2 | Latin | vigilia | watch, vigil; wakefulness; city guard,... |
| 3 | Latin | vigil | awake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |