Where does “feòil-itheadair” come from?

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

feòil-itheadair (Scottish Gaelic): carnivore

Definitions

carnivore

Ancestry of “feòil-itheadair”, step by step

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

via Scottish Gaelic feòil

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Scottish Gaelic	feòil	flesh; meat
2	Irish	feóil	Obsolete spelling of feoil
3	Irish	feoil	flesh, meat
4	Old Irish	feóil	flesh; meat
5	Proto-Celtic	wepolis	—

via Scottish Gaelic ith

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Scottish Gaelic	ith	eat
2	Old Irish	ithid	to eat
3	Proto-Celtic	ɸiteti	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	peyt-	food, nutrition; to nourish, feed

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