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Where does “mì-choisrig” come from?

mì-choisrig (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic coisrig, from Middle Irish coisecraid, from Old Irish con·secra, from Latin cōnsecrō, from Latin sacrō, from Latin sacer, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- — sacred.

mì-choisrig (Scottish Gaelic): desecrate

Definitions

  1. desecrate

Ancestry of “mì-choisrig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliccoisrigconsecrate, sanctify; devote; dedicate
2Middle Irishcoisecraid—
3Old Irishcon·secrato consecrate
4Latincōnsecrō—
5Latinsacrō—
6Latinsacersacred, holy, dedicated , consecrated, hallowed;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂króssacred
8Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred
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