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

  1. feast, festival; fair; market, sale

Ancestry of “fèill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishféilfestival, feast day
2Latinvigiliawatch, vigil; wakefulness; city guard,...
3Latinvigilawake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Latin vigil →Every word from Latin vigilia →
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