Where does “mì-mheasarrachd” come from?

mì-mheasarrachd (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic mi, from Old Irish mé, from Proto-Celtic mī, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

mì-mheasarrachd (Scottish Gaelic): intemperance

Definitions

  1. intemperance

Ancestry of “mì-mheasarrachd”, step by step

mì-mheasarrachd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic mi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicmiI; me
2Old IrishméI
3Proto-CelticmīI, me
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Scottish Gaelic measarrachd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicmeasarrachdmoderation, sobriety, frugality, temperance,...
2Scottish Gaelicmeasarraabstinent, continent, frugal, moderate, sober,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic mī →Every word from Old Irish mé →