Where does “mì-chùramach” come from?
mì-chùramach (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic cùramach, from Scottish Gaelic cùram, from Middle Irish cúramm, from Latin cūra, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeys-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.
mì-chùramach (Scottish Gaelic): careless, inattentive, negligent; irreligious
Definitions
- careless, inattentive, negligent; irreligious
Ancestry of “mì-chùramach”, step by step
mì-chùramach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Scottish Gaelic cùramach
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | cùramach | careful, cautious, responsible; attentive,... |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | cùram | care, responsibility; worry, anxiety,... |
| 3 | Middle Irish | cúramm | care, solicitude, responsibility |
| 4 | Latin | cūra | care, concern, thought |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeys- | to see; to heed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey- | to pay; to avenge |