Where does “mì-cheanalta” come from?
mì-cheanalta (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic mì-, from Old Irish mí-, from Proto-Indo-European mēi-.
mì-cheanalta (Scottish Gaelic): unamiable, unbecoming, ungenteel, unseemly
Definitions
- unamiable, unbecoming, ungenteel, unseemly
Ancestry of “mì-cheanalta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | mì- | Negative prefix |
| 2 | Old Irish | mí- | evil, ill, sinister |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mēi- | — |