Where does “mì-bhail” come from?

mì-bhail (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic bail, from Latin ballista, from Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα, from Ancient Greek βάλλω, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō.

mì-bhail (Scottish Gaelic): extravagance

Definitions

  1. extravagance

Ancestry of “mì-bhail”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicbailthrift, frugality; sling, ballista
2Latinballistaballista
3Ancient Greekβαλλίστραcatapult, engine of war
4Ancient GreekβάλλωI throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch
5Proto-Hellenic*gʷəlnō—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō →Every word from Ancient Greek βάλλω →Every word from Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα →