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Where does “mì-ionracas” come from?

mì-ionracas (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic mì-, from Old Irish mí-, from Proto-Indo-European mēi-.

mì-ionracas (Scottish Gaelic): disingenuousness

Definitions

  1. disingenuousness

Ancestry of “mì-ionracas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicmì-Negative prefix
2Old Irishmí-evil, ill, sinister
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēi-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēi- →