Where does “mì-chaoimhneil” come from?
mì-chaoimhneil (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic caoimhneil, from Scottish Gaelic -ail, from Middle Irish -amhail, from Old Irish -amail, from Old Irish amail, from Old Irish samail, from Proto-Celtic samalis, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
mì-chaoimhneil (Scottish Gaelic): unfriendly, unkind
Definitions
- unfriendly, unkind
Ancestry of “mì-chaoimhneil”, step by step
mì-chaoimhneil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Scottish Gaelic caoimhneil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | caoimhneil | mild, kind, courteous, genial, gentle,... |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | -ail | Of or pertaining to an adjectival suffix applied... |
| 3 | Middle Irish | -amhail | — |
| 4 | Old Irish | -amail | -like |
| 5 | Old Irish | amail | Alternative form of amal; like, as |
| 6 | Old Irish | samail | verbal noun of samlaidir; likeness, similarity;... |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | samalis | similitude, description |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |