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Where does “mì-laghaileachd” come from?

mì-laghaileachd (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic mì-laghail, from Scottish Gaelic laghail, from Scottish Gaelic lagh, from English Law, from English speaker, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é.

mì-laghaileachd (Scottish Gaelic): illegality

Definitions

  1. illegality

Ancestry of “mì-laghaileachd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicmì-laghailillegal, illicit, unlawful
2Scottish Gaeliclaghaillegal, lawful; law-abiding; canonical
3Scottish Gaeliclaghlaw
4EnglishLaw—
5EnglishspeakerOne who speaks; Loudspeaker; Speakerphone
6English-ineOf or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;...
7French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
8French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
9Middle French-é—
10Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
11Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
12Proto-Italic-ā—
13Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →