Where does “mì-thoilich” come from?
mì-thoilich (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic toilich, from Scottish Gaelic -ich, from Old Irish -igidir, from Proto-Celtic *-sagyetor — denominative/causative suffix.
mì-thoilich (Scottish Gaelic): displease, dissatisfy
Definitions
- displease, dissatisfy
Ancestry of “mì-thoilich”, step by step
mì-thoilich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Scottish Gaelic toilich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | toilich | please, content, satisfy; agree, assent; amuse,... |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | -ich | Suffix used to form verbs; semi-productive in... |
| 3 | Old Irish | -igidir | a suffix used to form verbs from nouns and... |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | *-sagyetor | denominative/causative suffix |