Where does “mì-laghachair” come from?
mì-laghachair (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic mì-laghaich, from Scottish Gaelic laghaich, from Scottish Gaelic lagh, from English Law, from English speaker, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é.
mì-laghachair (Scottish Gaelic): abolisher, abrogator
Definitions
- abolisher, abrogator
Ancestry of “mì-laghachair”, step by step
mì-laghachair traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Scottish Gaelic mì-laghaich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | mì-laghaich | abrogate; abolish or repeal a statute |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | laghaich | permit, allow |
| 3 | Scottish Gaelic | lagh | law |
| 4 | English | Law | perhaps originally meaning someone who lives near a burial mound |
| 5 | English | speaker | One who speaks; Loudspeaker; Speakerphone |
| 6 | English | -ine | Of or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;... |
| 7 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 8 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 9 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 10 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 11 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via Scottish Gaelic air
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | air | on, upon; of, concerning; for, on account of |
| 2 | Old Irish | for | your; you; For quotations using this term, see... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸer | on, over, above |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |