Where does “feòil-itheach” come from?

feòil-itheach (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic feòil, from Irish feóil, from Irish feoil, from Old Irish feóil, from Proto-Celtic wepolis.

feòil-itheach (Scottish Gaelic): carnivorous

Definitions

  1. carnivorous

Ancestry of “feòil-itheach”, step by step

feòil-itheach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic feòil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicfeòilflesh; meat
2IrishfeóilObsolete spelling of feoil
3Irishfeoilflesh, meat
4Old Irishfeóilflesh; meat
5Proto-Celticwepolis—

via Scottish Gaelic ith

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicitheat
2Old Irishithidto eat
3Proto-Celticɸiteti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyt-food, nutrition; to nourish, feed
Every word from Proto-Celtic wepolis →Every word from Old Irish feóil →Every word from Irish feoil →