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Where does “glic” come from?

glic (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish glicc, from Proto-Celtic glikkis.

glic (Scottish Gaelic): wise, prudent, sage, sound; clever, shrewd;...

Definitions

  1. wise, prudent, sage, sound; clever, shrewd;...

Ancestry of “glic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgliccshrewd, ingenious, skilled, acute
2Proto-Celticglikkis—

Words derived from “glic”

  • mì-ghlic
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