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
- healer, practitioner, doctor
Ancestry of “leighiche”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | -iche | Forming nouns from nouns and adjectives with the... |
| 2 | Old Irish | -aige | Form of -ige used after an unpalatalised... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | *sagiyos | — |