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Where does “mì-chreidmhiche” come from?

mì-chreidmhiche (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic mì-chreideamh, from Scottish Gaelic creideamh, from Old Irish creitem, from Proto-Celtic *kreddīmā, from Proto-Celtic kreddīti, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱréddʰeh₁ti.

mì-chreidmhiche (Scottish Gaelic): heretic, sceptic, unbeliever

Definitions

  1. heretic, sceptic, unbeliever

Ancestry of “mì-chreidmhiche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicmì-chreideamhheresy, infidelity, scepticism, unbelief
2Scottish Gaeliccreideamhreligion, faith, belief, creed
3Old Irishcreitemverbal noun of creitid; believing, belief, faith;...
4Proto-Celtic*kreddīmā—
5Proto-Celtickreddītito believe
6Proto-Indo-European*ḱréddʰeh₁ti—
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