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Where does “leighiche” come from?

leighiche (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic -iche, from Old Irish -aige, from Proto-Celtic *sagiyos.

leighiche (Scottish Gaelic): healer, practitioner, doctor

Definitions

  1. healer, practitioner, doctor

Ancestry of “leighiche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelic-icheForming nouns from nouns and adjectives with the...
2Old Irish-aigeForm of -ige used after an unpalatalised...
3Proto-Celtic*sagiyos—
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