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Where does “inneal-airgid” come from?

inneal-airgid (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic airgead, from Old Irish argat, from Proto-Celtic argantom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ- — white, argent; glittering.

inneal-airgid (Scottish Gaelic): automated teller machine, cash machine

Definitions

  1. automated teller machine, cash machine

Ancestry of “inneal-airgid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicairgeadmoney; silver
2Old Irishargatmoney; silver
3Proto-Celticargantomsilver
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥ǵn̥tómsilver
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erǵ-white, argent; glittering
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