Where does “mì-fhiùghantach” come from?
mì-fhiùghantach (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic fiùghantach, from Scottish Gaelic fiùghanta, from Scottish Gaelic fiù, from Old Irish fíu, from Proto-Celtic *wesus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wésus, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
mì-fhiùghantach (Scottish Gaelic): illiberal, niggardly
Definitions
- illiberal, niggardly
Ancestry of “mì-fhiùghantach”, step by step
mì-fhiùghantach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Scottish Gaelic fiùghantach
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | fiùghantach | ample, bounteous, bountiful; generous,... |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | fiùghanta | remunerative |
| 3 | Scottish Gaelic | fiù | worth; worth, value |
| 4 | Old Irish | fíu | worthy, fitting; worthwhile; worth, equivalent to |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | *wesus | excellent, noble |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wésus | good, excellent |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |