Where does “mì-thaicealachd” come from?
mì-thaicealachd (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic mì-thaiceil, from Scottish Gaelic taiceil, from Scottish Gaelic -ail, from Middle Irish -amhail, from Old Irish -amail, from Old Irish amail, from Old Irish samail, from Proto-Celtic samalis — together, one.
mì-thaicealachd (Scottish Gaelic): feebleness, infirmity
Definitions
- feebleness, infirmity
Ancestry of “mì-thaicealachd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | mì-thaiceil | feeble, infirm; unsubstantial |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | taiceil | supportive |
| 3 | Scottish Gaelic | -ail | Of or pertaining to an adjectival suffix applied... |
| 4 | Middle Irish | -amhail | — |
| 5 | Old Irish | -amail | -like |
| 6 | Old Irish | amail | Alternative form of amal; like, as |
| 7 | Old Irish | samail | verbal noun of samlaidir; likeness, similarity;... |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | samalis | similitude, description |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |